Synonyms of chocolate-box

chocolate-box

adjective

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a dog calendar that features the animals in cutesy, chocolate-box poses and robs them of their dignity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chocolate-box

Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés. — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025

This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025

The trains used here aren’t big—sometimes only two carriages—but the gentle trundle through sweeping valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart. — James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025

The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025