Synonyms and antonyms of To feel an emotion in British Thesaurus

feel (verb)

to experience a particular emotion or physical feeling

experience (verb)

to feel an emotion or a physical feeling

give up to ()

to let yourself feel or show an emotion that you would normally not feel or show

tingle (verb)

if you tingle with a particular feeling, you feel it very strongly

nurse (verb)

to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people

overflow (verb)

to feel an emotion very strongly

burn (verb)

to feel a very strong emotion or a great need for someone or something

possess (verb)

literary if you are possessed by an emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly

let yourself go ()

to allow yourself to feel and express emotions without trying to control them

walk away with ()

to feel a particular emotion when you leave a situation

abandon yourself to something ()

to feel an emotion so strongly that you do not think about anything else

bear (verb)

to have a particular feeling towards someone

be eaten up by/with something ()

to feel a negative emotion so strongly that it is difficult to think about anything else

be torn by something (mainly literary)

mainly literary to be affected strongly by an unpleasant emotion

be touched by something ()

to be affected by a particular quality or feeling

brim over ()

to be full of a strong emotion

bubble over ()

if a happy or excited feeling bubbles over, you feel it very strongly and usually show that you are feeling it

carry (verb)

if you carry a feeling with you, you have it in your mind all the time

crack (verb)

to lose control of yourself and say or do things that you would not normally say or do, for example, because you are tired or you have been threatened

fall apart ()

to lose control of your emotions and become unable to deal with a difficult situation

find (verb)

to experience an emotion that you have not experienced in the past

froth (verb)

informal to be very annoyed, upset, or excited about something

grow to love/hate/understand etc something ()

if you grow to feel or understand something, you gradually start to feel or understand it

have a thing for/about ()

to have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable

hold (verb)

to continue to have a particular feeling, especially a bad one

love/hate/fear something above anything ()

to love/hate/fear something more than anything else

muster (verb)

to try to produce as much of a feeling such as enthusiasm or determination as you can

plumb the depths (of something) ()

to have or feel a negative quality or emotion very strongly

prickle (verb)

to experience a burning or cold feeling caused by a strong emotion

sweep away ()

to become completely involved in a story, situation, your emotions etc

swell (verb)

mainly literary someone who swells with pride, joy etc feels extremely proud or happy

wallow (verb)

showing disapproval to spend a lot of time feeling a negative emotion, especially because you want sympathy from other people

work yourself up ()

to develop a particular feeling