effusiveEnglishOxford English Thesauruseffusive adjective a barrage of effusive compliments: gushing, gushy, unrestrained, unreserved, extravagant, fulsome, demonstrative, lavish, enthusiastic, rhapsodic, lyrical, exuberant, ebullient; expansive, wordy, verbose, long-winded, profuse; informal over the top, OTT, all over someone. ▷antonyms restrained.effusive Oxford Dictionary of English