What is another word for schmaltzy?
126 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ʃmˈaltsɪ], [ ʃmˈaltsɪ], [ ʃ_m_ˈa_l_t_s_ɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for schmaltzy:- affected (adjective)
- exaggerated (adjective)
- schmaltzy (adjective)
- sensitive (adjective)
- sentimental (adjective)
- tear-jerking (adjective)
- theatrical (adjective)
- other synonyms
Synonyms for Schmaltzy:
adj.
•affected (adjective)- conceited,
- hollow,
- overdone,
- ham,
- unnatural,
- assumed,
- phony,
- superficial,
- stilted,
- melodramatic,
- false,
- precious,
- Imitated,
- studied,
- pretended,
- contrived,
- spurious,
- counterfeit,
- put-on,
- apish,
- faked,
- pompous,
- Counterfeited,
- stiff,
- awkward,
- feigned,
- pedantic,
- artificial,
- gone hollywood,
- playacting.
- excessive,
- strained,
- histrionic,
- tall,
- overblown,
- extravagant,
- magnified,
- overwrought,
- exalted,
- farfetched,
- too-too,
- distorted,
- over-wrought,
- overestimated,
- out of proportion,
- hyperbolic,
- impossible,
- overkill,
- steep,
- a bit thick,
- stylized,
- caricatural,
- fabulous,
- sensational,
- preposterous,
- inflated,
- bouncing,
- embroidered,
- abstract,
- spectacular,
- Amplified,
- highly colored,
- fabricated,
- fantastic,
- unrealistic.
- effusive,
- affectionate,
- idealistic,
- soapy,
- loving,
- moonstruck,
- sugary,
- insipid,
- dewy-eyed,
- silly,
- weepy,
- Languishing,
- touching,
- passionate,
- jejune,
- sweet,
- Simpering,
- impressionable,
- visionary,
- pathetic,
- vapid,
- overacted,
- tender,
- inane,
- demonstrative.
- amateur,
- dramaturgic,
- ceremonious,
- legitimate,
- unreal,
- thespian,
- comic,
- tragic,
- Theatric,
- vaudeville,
- staged,
- show,
- meretricious,
- mannered,
- showy.
n.
Other synonyms:
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- slop.
Antonyms for Schmaltzy:
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adj.
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Other antonyms:
hard-boiled, unsentimental, unvarnished, unemotional, unadulterated, cynical, hardheaded.
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n.
cerebral, intellectual.
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n.
