effusive
Pouring out emotion
Effusive describes expressions of emotion that pour out freely, often to excess.
An effusive greeting, effusive praise, or effusive thanks may be genuine but risks seeming overwrought or insincere.
The word suggests abundance spilling over boundaries—related to effusion, the pouring out of liquid or feeling.
Flowing out forcefully
- warmthHeat you feel
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
- unrestrainedNot held back
sentimental · expressive · affectionate · emotional · mushy · sappy · touchy-feely · overwrought
Openly showing emotions
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- openNot closed
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
candid · unreserved · theatrical · dramatic · flamboyant · extravagant · lavish · excessive
Inclined to talk freely
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- verboseMore words than necessary
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
unreserved · forthcoming · expansive · rambling · long-winded · chatty · prolix · unstoppable
Intensely lively and cheerful
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- rhapsodicIntensely emotional, effusive
- rapturousFeeling intense delight
ecstatic · fervent · ardent · zealous · passionate · animated · bubbly · glowing
Excessively praising, often insincerely
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- adulatoryShowing excessive admiration
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
- sycophanticServilely flattering
unctuous · oleaginous · ingratiating · praising · laudatory · compliments · tributes · accolades
gushing
Flowing out forcefully
- warmthHeat you feel
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
unrestrained · sentimental · expressive · affectionate · emotional · mushy · sappy · touchy-feely · overwrought · maudlin
demonstrative
Openly showing emotions
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- openNot closed
revealing · candid · unreserved · theatrical · dramatic · flamboyant · extravagant · lavish · excessive · uncontained
voluble
Inclined to talk freely
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- verboseMore words than necessary
wordy · unreserved · forthcoming · expansive · rambling · long-winded · chatty · prolix · unstoppable · overflowing
exuberant
Intensely lively and cheerful
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- rhapsodicIntensely emotional, effusive
rapturous · ecstatic · fervent · ardent · zealous · passionate · animated · bubbly · glowing · giddy
flattering
Excessively praising, often insincerely
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- adulatoryShowing excessive admiration
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
sycophantic · unctuous · oleaginous · ingratiating · praising · laudatory · compliments · tributes · accolades · honeyed
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- expressivenessexpressive, eloquent, emotive, articulate, demonstrative
- talkativechatty, verbose, wordy, mouthy, gossipy
- sentimentalitymawkish, schmaltzy, saccharine, treacly, cloying
- igneous geologymagma, lava, basalt, granite, rhyolite
- volcanic activityeruption, active, lava, dormant, magma
effusiverestrained
Held under control
reserved · undemonstrative · inhibited · impassive · contained
- pericardial effusionFluid accumulation in heart membrane