Synonyms of sugarcoated

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adjective

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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sugarcoated

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verb

past tense of sugarcoat

as in explained

to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is

textbooks that sugarcoat history

She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• justified
• tempered
• whitewashed
• varnished
• deodorized
• excused
• softened
• apologized
• palliated
• extenuated
• rationalized
• confessed
• explained away
• atoned
• minimized
• soft-pedaled
• mitigated
• played down
• glossed (over)
• lightened
• glozed (over)
• alleviated
• exculpated
• moderated
• exonerated
• vindicated
• acquitted
• absolved
• lessened
• eased
• accounted (for)
• cleared