Synonyms of syrup

syrup

noun

ˈsər-əp 

variants also sirup

as in sentimentality

the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)

a television show for toddlers that is nothing more than pure syrup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimentality
• sentimentalism
• emotion
• gooeyness
• bathos
• sappiness
• saccharinity
• mush
• mawkishness
• soppiness
• mushiness
• sloppiness
• corn
• sentiment
• lovey-doveyness
• schmaltz
• corniness
• hokeyness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynicism
• hardheadedness
• hard-heartedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of syrup

The team can point you toward one of their mocktails, including the faux fashion with nonalcoholic Lyre’s tequila, Angostura bitters and demerara syrup. — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Pink House Alchemy already makes a favorite syrup of mine, pHDelight, a vanilla-honey-cinnamon concoction that is warmly spiced and makes my coffee taste just a bit like cinnamon toast. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026

Large cans of jalapeños and taco sauce, tins of jumbo squid, sacks filled with varying flour types, jars of grape leaves, curry paste, pickled ginger, Japanese mayo, lychee in syrup, Mediterranean chocolate candies and a wide variety of ramen noodle packets were among the items on the shelves. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

The whole thing is an anarchic delirium reminiscent of the kind experienced by Bart and Milhouse after drinking an all-syrup Super Squishee; thankfully, the comedown is quick and relatively painless. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026