sensational
Americanadjective
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producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements.
a sensational novel.
- Synonyms:
- exciting
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extraordinarily good; conspicuously excellent; phenomenal.
a sensational quarterback.
adjective
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causing or intended to cause intense feelings, esp of curiosity, horror, etc
sensational disclosures in the press
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informal extremely good
a sensational skater
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of or relating to the faculty of sensation
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philosophy of or relating to sensationalism
Other Word Forms
- pseudosensational adjective
- sensationally adverb
- unsensational adjective
- unsensationally adverb
Etymology
Origin of sensational
Example Sentences
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Salt, who comes into the IPL after a quiet T20 World Cup, did take a sensational diving catch on the deep cover boundary in Sunrisers' 201-9.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
On Thursday, Pages had another one of his sensational snags, taking an angle that would’ve made a defensive back proud in pursuit of Geraldo Perdomo’s fly ball to start the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
"I don't think people realise how difficult it is for such a big guy to get up that high and still manage to have the technique and the quality to guide it. It's just sensational."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
It built its current home on the Lower East Side in 2007 and it is as sensational today as when it opened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The sensational legal battle that followed utterly consumed him until, several months later, all the charges were finally dropped.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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