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View usage for: (ʃmæltsi, US ʃmɑːltsi) adjectiveIf you describe songs, films, or books as schmaltzy, you do not like them because they are too sentimental. [disapproval]Synonyms: sentimental, sloppy [informal], corny [slang], cheesy [informal] More Synonyms of schmaltzy schmaltzy in British English or schmalzy (ˈʃmæltsɪ, ˈʃmɔːltsɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -zier or -ziestexcessively sentimental Examples of 'schmaltzy' in a sentenceschmaltzy A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one! Synonyms cheesy (informal) slushy (informal) tear-jerking icky (informal) bathetic overemotional Additional synonymsSynonyms anticlimactic, sentimental, mawkishDefinition so sweet or pleasurable that it ultimately becomes sickly The film is sentimental but rarely cloying. Synonyms over-sentimental, sickly, nauseating, mushy (informal), twee, slushy, mawkish, icky (informal), treacly, oversweet Definition unoriginal or oversentimental a corny old love song Synonyms sentimental, cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang) - scheming
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Additional synonymsDefinition sentimental He wrote me a long, gooey love letter. Synonyms sentimental, romantic, sloppy (informal), soppy (British, informal), maudlin, syrupy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), icky (informal) Definition foolishly or tearfully sentimental, esp. as a result of drinking She turned maudlin after a few drinks. Synonyms sentimental, tearful, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, lachrymose, icky (informal), overemotional Definition foolishly or embarrassingly sentimental a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending Synonyms sentimental, emotional, feeble, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), three-hankie (informal) Definition excessively sentimental Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental. Synonyms sentimental, emotional, wet (British, informal), sloppy (informal), corny (slang), sugary, maudlin, weepy, saccharine, syrupy, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), three-hankie (informal) Definition excessively sentimental and romantic some sloppy love-story Synonyms sentimental, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), slushy (informal), wet (British, informal), gushing, banal, trite, mawkish, icky (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) Definition foolishly sentimental She loves soppy love stories. Synonyms sentimental, corny (slang), slushy (informal), soft (informal), silly, daft (informal), weepy (informal), mawkish, drippy (informal), lovey-dovey, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) |