Synonyms of corny

corny

adjective

1

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

corny violin music during the movie's love scenes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rustical

tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated

the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rustical
• hokey
• cornball
• rustic
• corn-fed
• folksy
• cornpone
• countrified
• down-home
• countryfied
• hick
• hickish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• smart
• worldly
• cosmopolitan
• with-it
• hip
• worldly-wise
• trendy