What is another word for sappy?
469 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈapi], [ sˈapi], [ s_ˈa_p_i]
Sappy is an informal word that refers to a person or thing that is excessively sentimental or overly emotional. Fortunately, there are several synonyms that can be used instead of sappy, depending on the context. For instance, the words mushy, sentimental, maudlin, and soppy could be used to describe someone or something that is overly emotional or sappy. Similarly, the words cloying, saccharine, and syrupy could be used to describe something that is too sweet or sentimental, particularly in literature, music, or movies. All these words can convey the same idea as sappy but in a more subtle or nuanced way.
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Similar words for sappy:
- absurd (adjective)
- limited (adjective)
- nostalgic (adjective)
- ridiculous (adjective)
- sensitive (adjective)
- zany (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- cloying (adjective)
- fatuous (adjective)
- inane (adjective)
- juicy (adjective)
- liquid (adjective)
- mawkish (adjective)
- retarded (adjective)
- sentimental (adjective)
- sugary (adjective)
- tear-jerking (adjective)
Synonyms for Sappy:
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adj.
• absurd- campier ,
- campiest ,
- campy ,
- for grins ,
- gagged up ,
- jokey ,
- in congruous ,
- in-congruous ,
- jokiest ,
- most joshing ,
- off wall ,
- un reasonable ,
- un-reasonable .
- Gelastic ,
- derisory ,
- in credible ,
- in-credible ,
- more antic ,
- more derisory ,
- more foolheaded ,
- more gelastic ,
- most antic ,
- most derisory ,
- un believable ,
- un-believable .
- dewy-eyed ,
- fanciful ,
- gooey ,
- lovesick ,
- maudlin ,
- mushy ,
- poetic ,
- romantic ,
- schmaltzy ,
- sensitive ,
- sloppy ,
- soft ,
- starry-eyed ,
- tender .
- fooler ,
- foolest ,
- hare brained ,
- more clownish ,
- more hare brained ,
- more hare-brained ,
- most clownish ,
- most hare brained ,
- most hare-brained .
- cutesier ,
- cutesiest ,
- honeyed ,
- more cloying ,
- more cornball ,
- more over sentimental ,
- more over-sentimental ,
- more oversentimental ,
- more oversweet ,
- more syrupy ,
- most cornball ,
- most over sentimental ,
- most over-sentimental ,
- most oversentimental ,
- most oversweet ,
- most syrupy ,
- over sentimental ,
- over sweet ,
- over-sweet .
- in sensate ,
- in-sensate ,
- mindless ,
- more boneheaded ,
- more lamebrained ,
- most boneheaded ,
- most lamebrained .
- in nocuous ,
- in sipid ,
- in-nocuous ,
- in-sipid ,
- un intelligent ,
- un-intelligent ,
- wishy washy ,
- wishywashy .
- de liquescent ,
- de-liquescent ,
- dis solvable ,
- dis solved ,
- dis-solvable ,
- dis-solved ,
- more aqueous ,
- more deliquescent ,
- more dissolvable ,
- more dissolved ,
- more fluidic ,
- more fusible ,
- more ichorous ,
- more liquefied ,
- more liquescent ,
- more liquiform ,
- more mellifluent ,
- more meltable ,
- more serous ,
- more splashing ,
- more thawed ,
- more uncongealed ,
- most aqueous ,
- most deliquescent ,
- most dissolvable ,
- most dissolved ,
- most fluidic ,
- most fusible ,
- most ichorous ,
- most liquefied ,
- most liquescent ,
- most liquiform ,
- most mellifluent ,
- most meltable ,
- most serous ,
- most splashing ,
- most thawed ,
- most uncongealed ,
- runnier ,
- runniest ,
- un congealed ,
- un-congealed .
- loveydovey ,
- more lovey dovey ,
- more lovey-dovey ,
- more loveydovey ,
- most lovey dovey ,
- most lovey-dovey ,
- most loveydovey .
- dim witted ,
- dummier ,
- dummiest ,
- feeble minded ,
- half witted ,
- more dumbbell ,
- more dumbo ,
- more dumdum ,
- more gorked ,
- more numbskull ,
- more pinhead ,
- more retardo ,
- more subnormal ,
- more underachieving ,
- more yo yo ,
- more yo-yo ,
- more yoyo ,
- most dumbbell ,
- most dumbo ,
- most dumdum ,
- most gorked ,
- most numbskull ,
- most pinhead ,
- most retardo ,
- most subnormal ,
- most underachieving ,
- most yo yo ,
- most yo-yo ,
- most yoyo ,
- re tardo ,
- re-tardo ,
- simple minded ,
- slow witted ,
- slow-witted ,
- slowwitted ,
- sub normal ,
- sub-normal ,
- subnormal ,
- under achieving ,
- under-achieving ,
- yo yo .
Other synonyms:
- bathetic ,
- dippy ,
- drippy ,
- gushy ,
- jerky ,
- sobby ,
- softheaded ,
- soupy ,
- tear-jerking ,
- thoughtless .
- absurd ,
- cockeyed ,
- harebrained ,
- imbecilic ,
- liquid ,
- moronic ,
- nonsensical ,
- preposterous ,
- slushy .
- mad .
Other relevant words:
- Befooled ,
- Borne ,
- Daffy ,
- Fatuitous ,
- Fluidal ,
- Fluxible ,
- Fluxile ,
- Fluxional ,
- Fluxionary ,
- Gulled ,
- Insulse ,
- Pathetical ,
- Puisne ,
- Spoony ,
- Unlicked ,
- Unmellowed ,
- Weak-minded ,
- airheaded ,
- anserine ,
- apish ,
- asinine ,
- balmy ,
- barmy ,
- bats ,
- batty ,
- beardless ,
- beery ,
- beguiled ,
- besotted ,
- blunt ,
- bonkers ,
- brainless ,
- bubbleheaded ,
- budding ,
- buffoonish ,
- buggy ,
- bullish ,
- callow ,
- chocolate-box ,
- clownish ,
- cloying ,
- cockamamie ,
- cockamamy ,
- competent ,
- corny ,
- cracked ,
- crackers ,
- crackpot ,
- credulous ,
- cuckoo ,
- daft ,
- dazed ,
- dewy ,
- dizzy ,
- doltish ,
- dopy ,
- doting ,
- dotty ,
- dull ,
- dumb ,
- empty-headed ,
- excessive ,
- fantastic ,
- fatuous ,
- featherbrained ,
- featherheaded ,
- flaky ,
- flowing ,
- fluent ,
- fluid ,
- fluidic ,
- fond ,
- fool ,
- foolheaded ,
- foolish ,
- fruity ,
- fuddled ,
- futile ,
- gaga ,
- giddy ,
- goofy ,
- gooselike ,
- goosey ,
- goosy ,
- green ,
- growing ,
- gushing ,
- half-baked ,
- half-witted ,
- haywire ,
- hearty ,
- heavy ,
- hebetic ,
- hebetudinous ,
- ichorous ,
- ignorant ,
- imbecile ,
- immature ,
- impubic ,
- inane ,
- inapt ,
- inept ,
- inexperienced ,
- infatuated ,
- ingenuous ,
- innocent ,
- inordinate ,
- intact ,
- juicy ,
- junior ,
- juvenile ,
- kookie ,
- kooky ,
- lightheaded ,
- liquidy ,
- loco ,
- loony ,
- loopy ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- lunkheaded ,
- luscious ,
- lusty ,
- mellow ,
- minor ,
- moist ,
- naive ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nostalgic ,
- novelettish ,
- nutty ,
- obtuse ,
- overly sentimental ,
- oversentimental ,
- pathetic ,
- prosaic ,
- putting green ,
- raw ,
- ridiculous ,
- ripening ,
- runny ,
- saccharine ,
- screwball ,
- screwy ,
- senseless ,
- sentimentalized ,
- serous ,
- shallow ,
- silly ,
- simpleminded ,
- slaphappy ,
- spirited ,
- sticky ,
- stolid ,
- sugary ,
- syrupy ,
- teary ,
- tomfool ,
- unadult ,
- underage ,
- undeveloped ,
- undue ,
- unfledged ,
- unformed ,
- unreasonable ,
- unripe ,
- unseasoned ,
- unwise ,
- vernal ,
- vigorous ,
- virginal ,
- viscous ,
- wacky ,
- wanting ,
- weak ,
- wet ,
- whacky ,
- witless ,
- woodenheaded ,
- young ,
- younger ,
- youthful ,
- zany .
- Mellifluent ,
- Sauced ,
- Uncongealed ,
- YOYO ,
- aqueous ,
- birdbrained ,
- boneheaded ,
- cornball ,
- cutesy ,
- deliquescent ,
- dewier ,
- dewiest ,
- dissolvable ,
- dumdum ,
- fusible ,
- gorked ,
- halfwitted ,
- lamebrained ,
- liquescent ,
- liquiform ,
- lovey dovey ,
- mawkish ,
- meltable ,
- mentally defective ,
- mouthwatering ,
- numbskull ,
- over-emotional ,
- over-sentimental ,
- overemotional ,
- oversweet ,
- retardo ,
- rosewater ,
- sentimental ,
- underachieving ,
- yo-yo .
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How to use "Sappy" in context?
Sappy is a word often used to describe something that is overly sentimental or excessively sweet. A sappy film is one that is full of overly sweet scenes or an overly sentimental story. American author Wisconsin native Janet Evanovich once wrote, "I write sappy novels because I'm sick of sad endings." Sappy words and phrases can often be seen in overly sentimental comments online or in conversations. The word can also be used to describe something that is too sentimental or trite. There is a thin line between sappy and sentimental, and it can be tricky to know when a word or phrase crosses it.
Homophones for Sappy:
- skibob, she-bop, spa, shish kebab, soup up, shape, swbw, sepia, spiv, soap, scape, Soph, sib, sup, shoe-shop, sick pay, skive, sep, swap, soapy, sack up, spew, scoop up, scuff, segovia, sbe, skep, skew-whiff, saba, swop, show off, savoy, ski cap, shove, shake-up, spy, seascape, shabby, scope, swab, swoop up, sip, sb, sieve, show-off, sif, soak up, shape-up, shack up, sop up, shoo off, SPF, succuba, sofia, save, shake off, show up, subway, scaup, s-shape, squib, sea pea, sspe, shivah, sea chub, sihasapa, sahib, shipway, sea poppy, sickbay, suv, skiff, swoop, soppy, sabah, sky wave, spiffy, shop, shove off, skycap, sex up, savvy, sob, shock wave, save up, sappho, spoof, Sep 11, scabby, sweep off, scoff, sheaf, sweep up, spue, sea squab, successive, shiva, shape up, soup, sebe, sweep away, scuba, squiffy, skivvy, sassaby, Sufi, sub, spiff up, syph, shake up, squash pie, suva, shop boy, shabu, S.U.V., sofa, squab, SBA, squeak by, shiv, sheep, scup, shave, SEB, sweep, scipio, sop, scab, soupy, shf, sbw, seep, siva, suave, shaggy cap, squabby, skip, sap, sick of, spiff, swipe, size up, soave, shibah, scoop, squeeze by, shakeup, safe, suck up, spay, ship, shoe shop, swob.
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