Synonyms of maudlin

maudlin

adjective

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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