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 This version ranks among Orange County’s best, delivering a satisfying snap and enough beefy richness without turning into mush. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 30 July 2026 His skin fell off, the membranes separating his organs dissolved, his bones turned to mush, and his head rolled away. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for mush

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush

Noun

Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer in southwest Virginia, grows soybeans, corn and wheat and raises beef cattle.

— Michel Martin, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
His restaurant sources corn from Mexico, then cooks it through an overnight nixtamalization process.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of corn

Noun

The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Crazy picked the bowl up and chugged down the salty, yellow sludge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

Much like Dear Donna at day, the menu aims for simplicity and brevity, approachability and warm sentimentality.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026