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Instinctual vs Emotional - What's the difference?

instinctual | emotional |

As adjectives the difference between instinctual and emotional

is that instinctual is of, relating to, or derived from instinct while emotional is of or relating to the emotions.

instinctual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or derived from instinct.

    • Synonyms

    * instinctive

    emotional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the emotions.
    • emotional crisis
  • Characterised by emotion.
  • Determined by emotion rather than reason.
    • emotional decision
  • Appealing to or arousing emotion.
    • emotional speech
  • Easily affected by emotion.
    • She’s an emotional person.
  • Readily displaying emotion.
    • emotional greeting

    Synonyms

    * demonstrative * effusive * sentimental * temperamental

    Derived terms

    * emotional cripple * emotionalise (also emotionalize) * emotionalism * emotionally * * *