センセーショナルsenseeshonaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjectivesensational

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  Related印象的いんしょうてきNeutralMeans simply striking or memorable, as in 「印象的なシーン」, with a positive lean; 「センセーショナル」 often carries a lurid, sensationalist flavor.
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  RelatedインプレッシブNeutralLoanword for something that impresses or moves people, with a positive feel; it lacks the lurid, stir-causing nuance of 「センセーショナル」.
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  Related印象深いいんしょうぶかいNeutralDescribes something that stays in one's own memory, as in 「印象深い言葉」; 「センセーショナル」 is about causing a stir among the public.
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  Related刺激的しげきてきNeutralRefers to arousing sensory or intellectual excitement and fits images or discussions alike; 「センセーショナル」 stresses causing a public stir and drawing attention.
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  Antonym地味じみNeutralMeans plain and unobtrusive; it stands opposite to 「センセーショナル」 on the point of whether something attracts attention.
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  Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralMeans ordinary, with nothing special about it — the opposite of the world-startling 「センセーショナル」.

Use 「センセーショナル」 for something that causes a public sensation, as in 「センセーショナルな見出し」. For merely memorable things use 「印象的」 or 「印象深い」, for excitement 「刺激的」. Antonyms: 「地味」, 「平凡」.

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1. 世間せけんの興味きょうみ、関心かんしんを引き付ひきつけるさま。世間せけんを驚おどろかすような。