MISTY-EYED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

misty-eyed

adjective

Definition of misty-eyed

as in nostalgic

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Recent Examples of misty-eyed Clad in a purple jersey and shorts, a misty-eyed Ochoa made the sign of the cross and high-fived a handful of teammates. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Mauigoa anchored one of the nation’s better offensive lines in his final year with the Hurricanes and put together the kind of pass-protection season that gets line coaches misty-eyed. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 There’s enough to work with in the unusually large cast to fill out season after season of misty-eyed comedy. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026 The Great Movie Ride, which closed at Hollywood Studios in 2017, has the most misty-eyed fans. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for misty-eyed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty-eyed

Adjective

Luckily, Pottery Barn’s plaid shop is packed with festive decor that captures the same nostalgic charm my mom loves.

— Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
How do the Girls and Glee reboots meet nostalgic expectations while delivering something new and prescient about where the world is now?

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of nostalgic

Adjective

Aboard Paladin’s private plane to London, Thomas and Lisa sleep, and Vision leaves them a tablet with all the episodes of WandaVision and a sorrowful, sentimental good-bye letter.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
To honor her tribe and Native Americans across the country, Haaland incorporated symbolic and sentimental jewelry pieces into her blue attire on Tuesday.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of sentimental

Adjective

Cher was the queen of incorporating these dreamy aesthetics, with oversized accessories and ethereal silhouettes being staple elements in her style.

— Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2026
The sudden Renaissance influence with the leather vests over the dreamy white dresses.

— Irene Kim, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dreamy

Adjective

Elordi’s performance is a fine one, but any emotional current from the screen to the audience is made choppy by mawkish blasts to the past, Hig at the edge of his bed, head in hands.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

Definition of mawkish

Adjective

Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.

— Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.

— Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018

Definition of moony

Adjective

Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
That’s when the movie takes a direction that’s both maudlin in the true sense of the word and ultimately even sanctimonious regarding the heroine’s sudden redemption.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026

Definition of maudlin

Adjective

The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Definition of sappy

Adjective

The schmaltzy rhetoric around nearly all of the works evidences a great desire for purpose, meaning, even dogma, but such things do not tend to emerge from entertainment or leisure practices so much as from constraint and necessity.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Albini doesn’t dress up those songs with any schmaltzy production or studio tricks.

— David Harris, SPIN, 11 June 2026

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