Synonyms of the word sentimental


SENTIMENTALBATHETIC - DRIPPY - EMOTIONAL - HOKEY - MAUDLIN - MAWKISH - MUSHY - SCHMALTZY - SCHMALZY - SLUSHY - SOPPY - SOUPY - TENDER

sentimental

  • adj. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
  • adj. Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.
  • adj. Romantic.

bathetic

  • adj. Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.

drippy

  • adj. dripping or tending to drip.
  • adj. tending to be rainy or wet.
  • adj. tiresome or annoying.
  • adj. wet-looking.

emotional

  • adj. Of or relating to the emotions.
  • adj. Characterised by emotion.
  • adj. Determined by emotion rather than reason.
  • adj. Appealing to or arousing emotion.
  • adj. Easily affected by emotion.
  • adj. Readily displaying emotion.

hokey

  • adj. (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
  • adj. (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.

maudlin

  • n. (obsolete, Christianity) The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
  • n. (now historical) Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow.
  • n. (obsolete) A Magdalene house; a brothel.
  • adj. Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.
  • adj. Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
  • adj. (obsolete) Tearful, lachrymose.

mawkish

  • adj. (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
  • adj. (archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
  • adj. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.

mushy

  • adj. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
  • adj. Soft; squishy.
  • adj. Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy.

schmaltzy

  • adj. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

schmalzy

  • adj. Alternative spelling of schmaltzy.

slushy

  • adj. Covered in slush.
  • adj. Having the consistency of slush.
  • adj. (of a person) Soupy.
  • n. A slushie (a flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals).
  • n. (Australia, colloquial, slang) A kitchen helper.

soppy

  • adj. Very wet; sodden, soaked.
  • adj. sentimental, maudlin, bathetic.
  • adj. (informal) schmaltzy.

soupy

  • adj. Resembling soup; creamy.
  • adj. Extravagant sentimental; slushy.

tender

  • adj. Sensitive or painful to the touch.
  • adj. Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
  • adj. Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
  • adj. (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
  • adj. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
  • adj. Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.
  • adj. Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
  • adj. Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
  • adj. (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
  • adj. (obsolete) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.
  • adj. (obsolete) Careful to keep inviolate, or not to injure; used with of.
  • v. (now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
  • v. To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly.
  • n. (obsolete) Regard; care; kind concern.
  • n. The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
  • n. (obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.
  • n. (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
  • n. (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
  • n. (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
  • v. (formal) To offer, to give.
  • v. to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
  • n. A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
  • n. (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
  • n. Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.

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