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Synonyms & Antonyms of cloying
- the cloying sentiments of so many Mother's Day cards
Synonyms for cloying
- chocolate-box,
- corny,
- drippy,
- fruity,
- gooey,
- lovey-dovey,
- maudlin,
- mawkish,
- mushy,
- novelettish,
- saccharine,
- sappy,
- schmaltzy,
- sentimental,
- sloppy,
- slushy,
- soppy,
- soupy,
- spoony
- (or spooney),
- sticky,
- sugarcoated,
- sugary,
- wet
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“Cloying.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloying. Accessed 16 December 2019.
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The first known use of cloying was in 1594
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