Schmaltz Synonyms

zhmälts, zhmôlts
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shmaltz
  2. schmalz
The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sentimentality
  2. bathos
  3. maudlinism
  4. mawkishness
  5. sentimentalism
  6. mush
  7. mushiness
  8. schmaltziness
  9. sloppiness
  10. sappiness

Words Related to Schmaltz

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Schmaltz Sentence Examples

  • It revels in its schmaltz and is shamelessly Populist.

  • Although marred by occasional schmaltz, it generally manages to strike a good balance between pathos and lightheartedness.

  • To care the harp-string schmaltz may acquired during life in the.

  • While fats are allowed, the Eadeses recommend you choose healthy fats like olive oil, rather than animal fats like lard or schmaltz.

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