Emotive

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/

Emotive (adjective)

  1. making people feel strong emotions like anger or sadness.
  2. showing or expressing strong emotions.

Examples

  • The speech was emotive and moved the audience to tears.
  • Emotive topics often lead to heated debates.

Common collocations: emotive language, emotive issue, emotive response, emotive expression, emotive art

Synonyms of Emotive

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Emotive

  • describing a lack of emotion