Emotional meaning

What does “emotional” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“emotional” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason.

emotional

determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
“it was an emotional judgment”
Oppositescerebral
of more than usual emotion
“his behavior was highly emotional”
Oppositesunemotional
of or pertaining to emotion
“emotional health”
“an emotional crisis”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
“he would become emotional over nothing at all”
“she was worked up about all the noise”
Synonymsaroused excited worked up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University