Synonyms of mushy

mushy

adjective

1

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a mushy love story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in soft

giving easily to the touch

mushy fruit that was obviously overripe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soft
• floppy
• spongy
• squishy
• flabby
• pulpy
• compressible
• squashy
• squooshy
• limp
• fleshy
• doughy
• flaccid
• yielding
• flexible
• droopy
• slack
• pliable
• workable
• light
• malleable
• elastic
• resilient
• pliant
• supple
• lank
• bendable
• willowy
• airy
• kneadable
• crushable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• hard
• firm
• rigid
• stiff
• sound
• strong
• unyielding
• resistant
• inflexible
• tense
• tough
• inelastic
• sturdy
• unbending
• hardened
• tempered
• indurated
• compacted
• stiffened
• compressed
• condensed
• substantial
• rock
• case-hardened
• adamantine
• crush-proof
• rocklike