Sentimentality synonyms

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pathos (related)
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sentimentalism
An idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment.
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sentiment
A thought, opinion, judgment, or attitude, usually the result of careful consideration, but often colored with emotion
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melodramatics
Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect.
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bathos
An abrupt, presumably unintended juxtaposition of the exalted and the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
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melodrama
Behavior or occurrences having melodramatic characteristics.
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maudlinness
The quality of being maudlin.
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triteness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being trite.
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mawkishness
The property of being mawkish.
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emotionalness
The state or quality of being emotional.
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mushiness
The characteristic of being mushy.
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gushiness
The property of being gushy.
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emotion (related)
The definition of an emotion is a mental state that is spontaneous and does not come from conscious effort.
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romance (related)
A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something:
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hokum
Something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere; nonsense.
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schmaltz
(Uncountable) Excessively sentimental art or music.
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maudlinism
A maudlin condition.
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mush
The definition of a mush is a soft mashed up food substance, especially porridge, or a trip across snow in a sled pulled by dogs.
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sloppiness
(Uncountable) The property of being sloppy.
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sappiness
The property of being sappy.
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feelings (related)
Plural form of feeling
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drippiness
The state or condition of being drippy.
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soupiness
The state or condition of being soupy.
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pretentiousness (related)
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vulgarity (related)
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emotionalism (related)
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self-indulgence (related)
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nastiness (related)
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affectation (related)
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bombast (related)
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blandness (related)
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misanthropy (related)
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naivety (related)
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schmaltziness
The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional
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slushiness
The state or quality of being slushy.
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Sentimentality Sentence Examples

  • It should avoid sentimentality, the awkward, gauche handling of emotion.

  • It was a very sentimental film, much along the lines of Whiskey Galore, with justified, and not misplaced, sentimentality.

  • But maybe the program's greatest achievement was avoiding mawkish sentimentality.

  • The consequences of such sentimentality are beginning to make themselves known, notably in the problem of migration.

  • I know, a song about a young child that doesn't stick in the throat or drown in sickly sentimentality.

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