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Synonyms for mawkish
ˈmɔ kɪʃmawk·ish
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bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushyadjective
effusively or insincerely emotional
"a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Synonyms:
drippy, schmaltzy, sodden, sentimental, soppy, maudlin, hokey, mushy, stilted, soupy, artificial, kitschy, slushy, contrived, drizzly, bathetic, schmalzyAntonyms:
unemotional
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mawkishadjective
Synonyms:
nauseous, sickening, loathful, disgusting, squeamish, fastidious
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1766 | flat | |
| #5919 | artificial | |
| #24701 | sentimental | |
| #37301 | contrived | |
| #54580 | sickly | |
| #55867 | mushy | |
| #65966 | loathsome | |
| #66259 | hokey | |
| #72074 | insipid | |
| #81217 | nauseous | |
| #88481 | maudlin | |
| #91955 | cutesy | |
| #92354 | stilted | |
| #102515 | soupy | |
| #108633 | kitschy | |
| #109460 | sodden | |
| #123144 | slushy | |
| #132332 | drizzly | |
| #137192 | drippy | |
| #177949 | soppy | |
| #203989 | mawkish | |
| #230687 | schmaltzy |
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