emotionalism

noun

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as in emotionality

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Recent Examples of emotionalism That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025 Simmons took that religious devotion to exercise, stripped away its grim asceticism and elitism, and imbued it with pure emotionalism and inclusivity. — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024 There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024 The group’s music attracts a loyal following with its soulful, spirited emotionalism. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for emotionalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionalism
  1. emotionality
  2. sentimentality
  3. melodrama
  4. mawkishness
Noun
  • And while Parton understood Cyrus’ emotionality, Cyrus said that her ability to cry onstage was also part of what made her performances so difficult.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What is the general vibe and emotionality going through your minds right now at headquarters?
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of emotionality
Noun
  • Austen herself, with her aversion to sentimentality, would have disapproved.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Our job is not to use any melodrama or sentimentality to manipulate or rope the audience into the situation.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sentimentality
Noun
  • That familiarity has certainly worked in the movie’s favor among some viewers, particularly those invested in its maximalist approach to both familial melodrama and semi-surreal scares.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The melodrama stars a roster of some of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, including Chay Suede, Letícia Colin, Tony Ramos and Antônio Fagundes.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodrama
Noun
  • These films explore those bonds without ever resorting to bromides or mawkishness.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Then things just unravel into a half-hour of thoroughly phony mawkishness.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of mawkishness

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“Emotionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalism. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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