MUSH Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

mush

noun

ˈməsh

Definition of mush

as in corn

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

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as in sentimentalism

the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) couldn't stand all the mush in the movie's romantic scenes

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Recent Examples of mush The startup takes existing waste such as rice husks, turns them into further mush and then molds them into things like forks and spoons. — Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Visit from June to September for hiking and rafting, or come this way in the winter for the chance to mush with Arctic Hive’s resident dogs. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 The relationship between the ballsy lawyer Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and her family’s stoic, loyal, longtime ranch hand Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) always ran deeper than Yellowstone’s usual pulpy mush. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026 Sargassum is washing up on South Florida beaches in mountainous amounts, rotting into a gag-worthy mush. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mush

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Noun

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F internally and the corn is crisp-tender.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The side dishes are traditional green beans, corn, potato salad, cole slaw, mac-and-cheese and ranch beans.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of corn

Noun

The ball rolled to the sticky floor, littered with crushed six-pack carriers and a fine layer of winter sludge, and two competitors dove to fetch it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Rather than paying millions to haul away toxic sludge, facilities could soon scrub their rinse water for immediate reuse to harvest high-purity copper directly off their treatment equipment.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

There’s a time to think like a minimalist, and a time to let sentimentality win.

— Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
The difficulty lies in discerning exactly what should hold onto—whether out of practicality or sentimentality—and what can be confidently tossed.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026