Synonyms of fruity

fruity

adjective

ˈfrü-tē 

1

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of fruity poetry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sticky
• sloppy
• sugary
• wet
• cloying
• fuzzy
• gooey
• saccharine
• slushy
• sappy
• drippy
• mushy
• corny
• chocolate-box
• mawkish
• schmaltzy
• sugarcoated
• soppy
• maudlin
• soupy
• lovey-dovey
• spooney
• spoony
• novelettish
• nostalgic
• dreamy
• soapy
• feel-good
• moony
• sudsy
• melodramatic
• moonstruck
• watery
• vapid
• insipid
• tasteless
• cutesy
• misty-eyed
• soft-boiled
• starry-eyed
• soap-operatic
• flat
• twee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• unvarnished
• cynical
• hardheaded
• antisentimental
• hard-edged
• hard-boiled

2

as in psychotic

slang having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind

dreaded spending the holidays with her husband's fruity relatives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• nuts
• lunatic
• insane
• mad
• mental
• crazy
• gaga
• maniacal
• paranoidal
• maniac
• nutty
• paranoid
• whacky
• looney
• psycho
• strange
• cuckoo
• ballistic
• demented
• disturbed
• crazed
• unbalanced
• cracked
• eccentric
• daffy
• non compos mentis
• loony tunes
• wacky
• kooky
• around the bend
• whacko
• loony
• scatty
• deranged
• barmy
• wacko
• unhinged
• batty
• out to lunch
• kookie
• irrational
• daft
• loco
• looney tunes
• balmy
• bats
• moonstruck
• certifiable
• meshuga
• odd
• crackbrained
• crackpot
• bedlam
• meshugah
• screwy
• meshugge
• bughouse
• unsound
• foolish
• depressed
• haywire
• meshuggah
• crackers
• bonkers
• fey
• queer
• obsessed
• loopy
• brainsick
• out of one's mind
• unreasonable
• off
• off one's gourd
• distracted
• schizophrenic
• neurotic
• wud
• hysteric
• off one's head
• off one's rocker
• out of one's head
• dotty
• cranky
• disordered
• nuclear
• oddball
• schizoid
• frantic
• distraught
• hysterical
• paranoic
• sociopathic
• aberrant
• delirious
• delusional
• paranoiac
• delusionary
• pixilated
• pixillated
• touched
• obsessive-compulsive
• potty
• tetched
• berserk
• bananas
• witless
• ape
• wigged-out
• amuck
• raving
• teched
• frenzied
• monomaniacal
• monomaniac
• amok
• senseless
• fixated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• balanced
• sound
• clear
• sane
• reasonable
• rational
• lucid
• normal
• healthy
• judicious
• sensible
• compos mentis
• wise
• uncrazy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

Examples of fruity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally created in Venice, this cocktail combines prosecco with peach nectar or puree for a delightfully fruity drink. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2020

The fresh and fruity flavor of strawberries is a vibrant complement to lamb’s mild gaminess. —Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 6 May 2020

Worcestershire, for example, gives Bloody Marys their savory kick, while cranberry juice adds a bitter, fruity hint to a cosmopolitan. —Cole Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2020

Very ripe bananas are great for adding moisture and a subtle, fruity sweetness to baked goods. —Saveur, 6 May 2020