Synonyms of sappy

sappy

adjective

1

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clichés

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in silly

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

a sappy plan to try to get her divorced parents back together again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silly
• stupid
• foolish
• absurd
• crazy
• mad
• idiotic
• insane
• irrational
• dumb
• lunatic
• simple
• ridiculous
• fatuous
• nutty
• zany
• weak
• dippy
• nonsensical
• looney
• whacky
• asinine
• idiotical
• fool
• simpleminded
• wacky
• jerky
• slow
• kooky
• loony
• brainless
• witless
• daffy
• preposterous
• daft
• senseless
• screwball
• unreasonable
• unwise
• cuckoo
• harebrained
• inept
• dotty
• cockeyed
• weak-minded
• out to lunch
• lunkheaded
• balmy
• half-baked
• unreasoning
• moronic
• bubbleheaded
• crackpot
• dopey
• kookie
• thoughtless
• dense
• vacuous
• dorky
• half-witted
• tomfool
• dull
• obtuse
• imbecilic
• mindless
• doltish
• soft
• clueless
• illogical
• thickheaded
• unreasoned
• brain-dead
• dim
• featherheaded
• unintelligent
• lamebrain
• thick
• dopy
• oafish
• dunderheaded
• opaque
• imbecile
• pinheaded
• ludicrous
• feebleminded
• farcical
• lamebrained
• softheaded
• fallacious
• laughable
• invalid
• airheaded
• empty-headed
• dim-witted
• gormless
• nonrational
• surd
• knuckleheaded
• unsound
• clownish
• chuckleheaded
• slow-witted
• buffoonish
• boobish
• notional
• birdbrained
• ill-advised
• chowderheaded
• unconsidered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• wise
• sensible
• judicious
• prudent
• sane
• intelligent
• clever
• bright
• smart
• reasonable
• logical
• rational
• sagacious
• valid
• sage
• brainy
• sapient
• well-advised

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• sound
• wise
• sensible
• judicious
• prudent
• sane
• intelligent
• clever
• bright
• smart
• reasonable
• logical
• rational
• sagacious
• valid
• sage
• brainy
• sapient
• well-advised

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