gushing

Examples

• All

• The critics were gushing about the actor's stunning performance in the film.

• So Jeremy and I, on our last projection episode, could not stop just gushing about this game.

• And I mean for that like only gratitude will be gushing from this mouth as long as I get to do that.

• So it was maybe the first year that I went to see something with my parents or they came to visit this place that I was, you know, gushing about.

• This right here is exactly what I have been asking for for literally years, so you can watch me gushing about it at CES here.

• Sometimes you feel like you're gushing with love for that thing, and other times you feel like that thing has wronged you.

• I cannot stop gushing over how gorgeous this book is.

• She was gushing with excitement after receiving the award.

Synonyms

F

flattering

vsgushing

57 4.2

Giving praise that is too much and not sincere to gain someone's favor

focuses on overenthusiastic praise without implying a desire for favor

E

effusive

vsgushing

8 7.6

Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back

is more about excessive, showy praise than sincere emotion

G

gushy

vsgushing

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is similar but focuses on enthusiastic praise rather than just sentiment

O

overenthusiastic

vsgushing

2 4.2

Feeling too excited or eager in a way that bothers other people

expresses that same excess specifically in praise or feelings

A

adulatory

vsgushing

• Formal

1 9.1

Giving much praise that does not seem honest

expresses excess enthusiasm but not necessarily for personal gain

F

fawning

vsgushing

7.4

Showing too much praise and attention to please someone

is overflowing in enthusiasm but not always motivated by approval seeking

E

eulogistic

vsgushing

• Formal

8.9

Being full of praise for someone, often in a formal way

is more informal and emotionally excessive rather than ceremonially formal

P

panegyrical

vsgushing

• Formal

9.9

Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing

is more colloquial and emotionally overenthusiastic than formal praise

Antonyms

U

unenthusiastic

4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

R

reserved

3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

How Enthusiastic

gushing

6.6

enthusiastic

175 2.7

warm

280 1.0

restrained

5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology