Synonyms of mawkish

mawkish

adjective

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a mawkish plea for donations to the charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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