sensational

adj.极好的;adj.(通过可怕的细节)令人兴奋的,骇人听闻的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sensational (adjective)
1.
of or relating to or the - sensation senses
2.
arousing or tending to arouse (as by lurid details) a quick, intense, and usually superficial interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction - sensational tabloid news
3.
exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great - a sensational talent
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sensational (adjective)
1.
arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction
SYNONYMS:
catchpenny, gee-whiz, lurid, screaming, sensationalist, sensationalistic
RELATED WORDS:
catchy; colorful, juicy, racy, suggestive; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical ( theatric); coarse, vulgar; gory, shocking
NEAR ANTONYMS:
innocuous, inoffensive, tame; dignified, formal, proper, restrained
nonsensational
sensational (adjective)
2.
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
SYNONYMS:
sensational, sensitive, sensorial, sensuous
RELATED WORDS:
afferent, receptive; sensate, sensual
NEAR ANTONYMS:
extrasensory, intuitional
sensational (adjective)
3.
of the very best kind
SYNONYMS:
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny ( bonnie), boss, brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool, corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope, down, dynamite, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters ( gangbuster), gilt-edged ( gilt-edge), gone, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype, immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous ( marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one ( No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight, par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat, prime, primo, prize, prizewinning, quality, radical, righteous, sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-flight, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topping, top-shelf, unsurpassed, wizard, wonderful
RELATED WORDS:
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK ( okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable; better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine; classical, standard, traditional
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate
atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched
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