sensational
/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/
sensational adjective: of or pertaining to sensation.
Adjective
sensational (comparative more sensational, superlative most sensational)
- Of or pertaining to sensation.
- sensational nerves
- Piquing or arousing the senses.
- Provoking a reaction of interest or excitement.
- The standard ranges from runs that are almost sensational in the speed and brilliance of the work to the ultra-mediocre.1959 June, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 409
- Exceptionally great.
- Young Dutch keeper Tim Krul saw his value rocket up with a sensational display.2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport
sensational meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sensational in Hindi
- sensational, scandalous, shocking
- सनसनीख़ेज़ sansanīxez
sensational in Tamil
- பரபரப்பான
sensational in Marathi
- सनसनीखेज, खळबळजनक
sensational in Urdu
- sensational
- احساساتی ihsāsāti
More languagesFewer languages
- sensational in Bengali
- চাঞ্চল্যকর, রোমাঞ্চকর, চমৎকার
- sensational in Telugu
- సంచలనాత్మక sañcalanātmaka
- sensational in Malayalam
- ഇന്ദ്രിയ സംബന്ധമായ, പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമായ, പ്രക്ഷോഭകരമായ
- sensational in Kannada
- ಸೆನ್ಸೇಷನಲ್
- sensational in Punjabi
- ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ਼, ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ
- sensational in Gujarati
- સનસનાટીભર્યા
- sensational in Odia
- ସନସନୀଖେଜ
- sensational in Nepali
- सनसनीपूर्ण, सनसनीखेज
Examples of sensational in a sentence
- The lens of the public eye is focused on the sensational trial.
- To no avail, as Mexico held on for a sensational win against the defending champions.
- Shiitakes bring their complex flavour to miso soup and tom kha, and are sensational sautéed.
Forms of sensational
| comparative | more sensational |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sensational |
Origin of sensational
From sensation + -al.
Words formed from sensational
Questions about sensational
- What does sensational mean?
- Sensational means of or pertaining to sensation.
- What is sensational in Hindi?
- Sensational in Hindi is सनसनीख़ेज़ (sansanīxez). See Sensational meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sensational?
- Sensational is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sensational?
- Sensational is pronounced /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/.
Words near sensational in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sensational (page history and authors); सनसनीख़ेज़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); sensational (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensational (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); احساساتی (Urdu) (page history and authors); sensational (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensational (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensational (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensational (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensational (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensational (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensational (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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