Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sensationalism

4 senses of sensationalism

Sense 1
sensationalism -- (subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 2
sensationalism, luridness -- (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation")
       => journalese -- (the style in which newspapers are written)

Sense 3
sensualism, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Sense 4
empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)