Synonyms for sentimental
ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlsen·ti·men·tal

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1. sentimental

   Synonyms:
   didactic, moral, instructive, romantic

   Antonyms:
   undidactic, unsentimental, matter-of-fact, unpoetical, prosaic

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1. sentimentaladjective

   given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

   Synonyms:
   slushy, hokey, schmaltzy, drippy, soppy, mushy, soupy, bathetic, schmalzy, maudlin, kitschy, mawkish

   Antonyms:
   unemotional, tough

2. 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, soppy, maudlin, hokey, mushy, stilted, soupy, artificial, mawkish, kitschy, slushy, contrived, drizzly, bathetic, schmalzy

   Antonyms:
   tough, unemotional

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1. sentimentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   tender, impressible, romantic

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1. sentimentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   romantic, impressible, emotional, lackadaisical

   Antonyms:
   unsentimental, matter-of-fact, pragmatical

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1. List of paraphrases for "sentimental":

   romantic, emotional, sloppy, corny

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1. John Rzeznik:

   In my opinion 2020 has been one of the worst years ever and I think a lot of people just need something to lift their spirits be it a little sentimental or cheesy in spots, i wanted it to be completely different from what people expected from us.

2. Brigid Antonia Brophy:

   Whenever people say 'we mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add, 'we must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it.

3. Nathaniel Moore:

   It's the gown that has been sitting in their closet collecting dust but is too sentimental to do anything with, now this is an honorable donation. So they can feel good about where it's going.

4. Lynn Andrews:

   They all had wives, and they all knew how important this was and how sentimental it was to us.

5. Thomas Groome:

   All of these things are traditions that many are sentimental about, but none of these symbols are essentials to the church.