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emotional(adjective, characteristic, feeling, moving, feelings)
16
affective(adjective, moving, feelings, emotional)
16
stirring(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
14
touching(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
12
affecting(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
12
moving(adjective, tender, emotional, touching)
11
affectional(adjective, emotional, poignant, interior)
11
pathetic(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
8
feeling(adjective, feeling, moving, feelings)
7
exciting(adjective, characteristic, moving, feelings)
6
poignant(adjective, moving, tender, touching)
5
heartwarming(adjective, characteristic, moving, feelings)
3
sentimental(adjective, moving, emotional, touching)
2
histrionic(adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
2
hysterical(adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
2
sentient(adjective, feeling, moving, touching)
2
tear-jerking(adjective, moving, tender, touching)
1
tender(adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
0
controversial(adjective, poignant)
0
disturbed(adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
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APASmart Define. (2015). emotive thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/emotive/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "emotive thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/emotive/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, emotive thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/emotive/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "emotive thesaurus" 20 July 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/emotive/thesaurus/synonyms>