Synonyms and antonyms of What feelings and emotions do in American Thesaurus

color (verb)

if a feeling colors the way someone sounds, it shows in how they speak or in what they say

come over ()

if a feeling comes over you, it suddenly affects you in a strong way

sweep over ()

to suddenly affect someone very strongly

grip (verb)

to have a strong effect on someone

heighten (verb)

if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or if a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger

engulf (verb)

if a thought or emotion engulfs you, it controls your thoughts or feelings

pulse (verb)

to fill a person or place with a quality or strong emotion

surge (verb)

if a feeling or an emotion surges, you start to feel it very strongly

grow (verb)

if feelings or qualities grow, they become stronger

run (verb)

if a feeling runs through you, you experience it

coil (verb)

used about a feeling that is becoming so strong you may soon be unable to control it

come through ()

if a feeling or quality that someone or something has comes through, it can be clearly understood or seen

come upon ()

if a thought or feeling comes upon you, you have it

cool (verb)

if a feeling such as love or anger cools, it becomes less strong

course (verb)

if an emotion or physical feeling courses through you, you suddenly feel it strongly

creep (verb)

if an emotion or feeling creeps somewhere, someone gradually starts to experience it

crowd in on ()

if things such as thoughts or memories crowd in on you, they seem to threaten you and make you feel upset

deepen (verb)

if a feeling or relationship deepens, or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger

devour (verb)

if you are devoured by a feeling, you feel it very strongly and cannot get rid of it

drain (verb)

if a feeling drains from you, it goes away so that you do not feel it any more

fall away (British)

Britishliterary if something such as a sound or feeling falls away, it becomes weaker and disappears

fill (verb)

if something fills you with a particular emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly

flood (verb)

mainly literary if an emotion floods through you, or if you are flooded with an emotion, you suddenly feel it strongly

flow (verb)

if a feeling flows through you, you suddenly feel it strongly

germinate (verb)

if an idea or feeling germinates, it develops from something very small

get the better of someone ()

if an emotion or feeling gets the better of you, it is too strong for you to control and it makes you do something that you did not intend to do

go out of ()

if a feeling or quality goes out of someone or something, they do not have it anymore

impel (verb)

formal if a feeling or idea impels you to do something, it forces you to do it

invade (verb)

mainly literary to affect someone in an annoying way that they cannot ignore

kindle (verb)

mainly literary if an emotion kindles, it begins to develop

overpower (verb)

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think or behave normally

pierce (verb)

if a feeling pierces you, it affects you very strongly

quicken (verb)

mainly literary if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger

rack (verb)

to make someone or something suffer from pain or unpleasant feelings

return (verb)

if a feeling or situation returns, it starts to happen again

ripple (verb)

if a feeling or sound ripples through someone or through a group of people, it spreads gradually

rise (verb)

if a feeling or emotion rises, it becomes stronger

run away with ()

if feelings, ideas, etc. run away with someone, they make someone say or do something stupid

run/go deep ()

if a feeling runs or goes deep, it is very strong and difficult to change

run high ()

if emotions are running high, people are angry or emotional about something

run through ()

if a feeling runs through a group of people, they all feel it

seep (verb)

if a bad feeling or idea seeps somewhere, you start to feel it or believe it

seize (verb)

mainly literary if a feeling or emotion seizes someone, it suddenly affects them very strongly

show (verb)

if your feelings or thoughts show, people know what you are feeling or thinking from the way that you behave

stab (verb)

if an unpleasant or negative feeling stabs you, you suddenly feel it very strongly

steal (verb)

if a feeling steals over someone, they gradually begin to feel it

stick in your throat ()

if words stick in your throat, you cannot say them because of the strong emotion that you are feeling

stir (verb)

if an emotion or thought stirs in you, you feel it or think about it

take possession (of) (literary)

literary if something takes possession of you, it starts to control you or have a strong effect on you

wane (verb)

if a feeling or power wanes, it becomes weaker or less important

wash (verb)

literary if a feeling washes over or through you, you feel it very strongly and unexpectedly

wear off ()

if a feeling wears off, it gradually disappears

well (verb)

if feelings well or well up inside you, they become very strong

whirl (verb)

if your mind, thoughts, or feelings whirl, you feel very confused or upset

wrack ()

another spelling of rack