Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensationalistic

/sɛnsˌeɪʃənəlˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: sen-sa-tion-al-is-tic
IPA: /sɛnsˌeɪʃənəlˈɪstɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

From sensational + -istic or sensationalist + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sensational, sensationalist

Inflected Forms

more sensationalistic (comparative) most sensationalistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsensationalistic sensationalistically

Synonyms

scandalmongering yellow

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce sensationalistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnsˌeɪʃənəlˈɪstɪk/.
What does sensationalistic mean?: sensationalist
Where does sensationalistic come from?: From sensational + -istic or sensationalist + -ic.

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