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Synonyms of emotion

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Another word for emotion is feeling. Other synonyms of emotion are affect and sentiment.

Synonyms and similar words for emotion

nounA person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a...

  • feelingEmotion; impression.
  • affectA subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated...

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Meaning of emotion

  1. noun Movement; agitation.
  2. noun A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
  3. noun A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

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Questions about synonyms of emotion

What is another word for emotion?
Emotion has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as feeling, affect and sentiment.
What does emotion mean?
Emotion means movement; agitation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: emotion (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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