💖sentimental

Meaning

Having or showing tender, emotional feelings, often excessively.

having tender feelings; being emotional about memories or experiences

Example Sentences

She kept the old letters for sentimental reasons.

She became sentimental when looking at old family photographs.

Example Expressions

sentimental value

Synonyms

emotional, affectionate, nostalgic, tender, romantic

Entry 1

emotional, affectionate, nostalgic, tender

Entry 2

emotional, nostalgic, romantic, tender

Antonyms

practical, unsentimental, unemotional, realistic, rational

Entry 1

practical, unsentimental

Entry 2

practical, unemotional, realistic, rational

Collocations

sentimental value, sentimental attachment, sentimental reasons, sentimental journey, sentimental memories

Entry 1

sentimental value, sentimental attachment, sentimental reasons

Entry 2

sentimental value, sentimental journey, sentimental memories