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mush

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mush

1 something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental
  • an opera that is pure mush
Synonyms of mush

corn, goo, schmaltz (also schmalz), sludge, slush, soap opera
Words Related to mush

claptrap, drivel, rubbish, tripe
2 the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
  • I couldn't stand all the mush in the movie's romantic scenes.
Synonyms of mush

mawkishness, mushiness, sappiness, sentimentalism, sentimentality, sloppiness
Words Related to mush

emotion

sentiment

corn, corniness, hokeyness (or hokiness), schmaltz (also schmalz)
Near Antonyms of mush

cynicism, hardheadedness, hard-heartedness

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