sensationalism

Other forms of sensationalism

plural

sensationalisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sensationalism

What does sensationalism mean?

sensationalism means "subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sensationalism?

sensationalism has 6 syllables: sen-sa-ti-o-nal-ism. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/.

What is another word for sensationalism?

Close synonyms include luridness, sensualism, empiricism, empiricist philosophy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sensationalism a common word?

sensationalism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sensationalism?

48 words rhyme with sensationalism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.