sensational

adjective/senˈseɪʃənəl/CEFR B2

চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত

Meaning

Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.

Example sentences

She gave a sensational performance.তিনি দুর্দান্ত একটি পরিবেশনা দিলেন।
The paper ran a sensational headline.পত্রিকাটি চাঞ্চল্যকর শিরোনাম ছেপেছিল।

A common mistake

The report was sensational — careful, sober and accurate.→The report was excellent — careful, sober and accurate.

Applied to a performance or a meal, sensational is high praise. Applied to journalism it is a criticism: sensational reporting exaggerates for effect, and the noun for that habit is sensationalism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: dramatic, spectacular

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

dramatic
নাটকীয়
Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.
spectacular
দৃষ্টিনন্দন, চমকপ্রদ
Very impressive to look at, or very great in effect.

Other English words for “চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত”

incredible
Hard to believe, or, in everyday speech, extremely good.

Opposite words

dull
নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের
Not bright or shiny in colour.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

sensornounসেন্সর, অনুভাবক
sensibleadjectiveবুদ্ধিমান, বিচক্ষণ
sensationnounঅনুভূতি, সংবেদন

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“sensational” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ধাঁধায় ফেলে দেয় এমন, দুর্বোধ্য
- • মূল্যহীন, অকেজো
- • চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত
- • ক্ষয়কারী; তীব্র শ্লেষাত্মক
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চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত — sensational (adjective) — চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত. Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sensational”?
- • breezy
- • protectionist
- • overcooked
- • dramatic
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dramatic — dramatic — নাটকীয়. Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.

Related words

sensational

adjective/senˈseɪʃənəl/CEFR B2

চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত

Meaning

Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.

Example sentences

She gave a sensational performance.তিনি দুর্দান্ত একটি পরিবেশনা দিলেন।
The paper ran a sensational headline.পত্রিকাটি চাঞ্চল্যকর শিরোনাম ছেপেছিল।

A common mistake

The report was sensational — careful, sober and accurate.→The report was excellent — careful, sober and accurate.

Applied to a performance or a meal, sensational is high praise. Applied to journalism it is a criticism: sensational reporting exaggerates for effect, and the noun for that habit is sensationalism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: dramatic, spectacular

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

dramatic
নাটকীয়
Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.
spectacular
দৃষ্টিনন্দন, চমকপ্রদ
Very impressive to look at, or very great in effect.

Other English words for “চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত”

incredible
Hard to believe, or, in everyday speech, extremely good.

Opposite words

dull
নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের
Not bright or shiny in colour.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

sensornounসেন্সর, অনুভাবক
sensibleadjectiveবুদ্ধিমান, বিচক্ষণ
sensationnounঅনুভূতি, সংবেদন

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“sensational” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ধাঁধায় ফেলে দেয় এমন, দুর্বোধ্য
- • মূল্যহীন, অকেজো
- • চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত
- • ক্ষয়কারী; তীব্র শ্লেষাত্মক
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চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত — sensational (adjective) — চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত. Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sensational”?
- • breezy
- • protectionist
- • overcooked
- • dramatic
Show the answer
dramatic — dramatic — নাটকীয়. Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.