What is another word for mawkish?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɔːkɪʃ], [ mˈɔːkɪʃ], [ m_ˈɔː_k_ɪ_ʃ]
Synonyms for Mawkish:
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adj.
• corny • gushy • sensitive- dewy-eyed ,
- fanciful ,
- gooey ,
- lovesick ,
- poetic ,
- romantic ,
- sappy ,
- schmaltzy ,
- sensitive ,
- sentimental ,
- sloppy ,
- soft ,
- starry-eyed ,
- tender .
- be fuddled ,
- be-fuddled ,
- in sipid ,
- in-sipid ,
- more cornball ,
- more syrupy ,
- most cornball ,
- most syrupy ,
- slusher ,
- slushest ,
- soap ,
- soapest .
- loveydovey ,
- more lovey dovey ,
- more lovey-dovey ,
- more loveydovey ,
- most lovey dovey ,
- most lovey-dovey ,
- most loveydovey .
- more overemotional ,
- more rosewater ,
- more simpering ,
- most overemotional ,
- most rosewater ,
- most simpering ,
- over emotional .
- cliche ridden ,
- cliche-ridden ,
- fusty ,
- like dinosaur ,
- more cliche ,
- more cliche ridden ,
- more cliche-ridden ,
- more well worn ,
- more well-worn ,
- more wellworn ,
- more zestless ,
- most cliche ,
- most cliche ridden ,
- most cliche-ridden ,
- most well worn ,
- most well-worn ,
- most wellworn ,
- most zestless ,
- motheaten ,
- repetitious ,
- timeworn ,
- un original ,
- un-original ,
- well worn ,
- wellworn ,
- yester day ,
- yester day's ,
- yester days ,
- yester-day ,
- yester-day's ,
- yester-days ,
- yesterday ,
- yesterday's .
Other synonyms:
- Theatricals ,
- hysterics ,
- melodrama ,
- stale ,
- sugary ,
- syrupy ,
- theatrical .
- slop .
Other relevant words:
- Gustless ,
- Impassionate ,
- Spoony ,
- Weevily ,
- abhorrent ,
- abominable ,
- artificial ,
- bad ,
- barfy ,
- bathetic ,
- beery ,
- below contempt ,
- beneath contempt ,
- bland ,
- brackish ,
- calfish ,
- chocolate-box ,
- cloying ,
- contemptible ,
- contrived ,
- corny ,
- despicable ,
- detestable ,
- disgusting ,
- drippy ,
- drizzly ,
- effusive ,
- emotional ,
- enthusiastic ,
- excessive ,
- execrable ,
- exotic ,
- fade ,
- feeble ,
- feelings ,
- fetid ,
- flat ,
- foetid ,
- foolish ,
- forbidding ,
- foul ,
- fruity ,
- fulsome ,
- garish ,
- glamorous ,
- gushing ,
- hateful ,
- heart-rending ,
- heartfelt ,
- high ,
- hokey ,
- icky ,
- impassioned ,
- inane ,
- insipid ,
- kitschy ,
- lachrymose ,
- loathsome ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- luscious ,
- maggoty ,
- mentally ill ,
- mild ,
- miserable ,
- moving ,
- naif ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nasty ,
- nauseant ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- noisome ,
- nostalgic ,
- not difficult ,
- novelettish ,
- noxious ,
- obnoxious ,
- odious ,
- offensive ,
- overdone ,
- overemotional ,
- overly sentimental ,
- overripe ,
- oversentimental ,
- oversweet ,
- passionate ,
- picturesque ,
- poignant ,
- poisonous ,
- rancid ,
- rank ,
- rebarbative ,
- repellent ,
- repugnant ,
- repulsive ,
- revolting ,
- rich ,
- rotten ,
- saccharine ,
- sad ,
- savorless ,
- schmalzy ,
- sentimentalized ,
- sickening ,
- sickly ,
- simple ,
- slushy ,
- sodden ,
- soppy ,
- soul-stirring ,
- soulful ,
- spoiled ,
- sticky ,
- stilted ,
- stinking ,
- stirring ,
- sugarcoated ,
- sweet ,
- tasteless ,
- tearful ,
- tears ,
- teary ,
- touching ,
- unctuous ,
- untasted ,
- vacant ,
- vapid ,
- vile ,
- watery ,
- weak ,
- weepy ,
- wet ,
- wishy-washy ,
- yucky .
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How to use "Mawkish" in context?
1. mawkish adj. - Characteristic of being sentimental or overemotional; tending to have a wimpish or effete appearance.
2. Mawkishness n. - The quality of being mawkish.
3. Mawkishness is often seen as somewhat shameful. When a person is mawkish, they are often seen as being weak and sentimental. This often makes them a target for ridicule.
4. Some people believe that mawkishness is a sign of weakness.
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