Tear-jerking synonyms
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Marked by excessive displays of sentiment or enthusiasm.
Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental:
Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.]
Having, showing, or caused by strong or extravagant tenderness or sadness, often in an idealized way:
Not stern; lenient:
Overly sentimental
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
Watery and unappetizing:
Having the appearance or consistency of soup.
Tending to be rainy or wet.
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feelings (related)
Affectedly or extravagantly emotional
Characterized by bathos
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