1. bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

effusively or insincerely emotional

Example Sentences:
'a bathetic novel'
'maudlin expressions of sympathy'
'mushy effusiveness'
'a schmaltzy song'
'sentimental soap operas'
'slushy poetry'

Synonyms

• bathetic
• drippy
• kitschy
• maudlin
• mawkish
• mushy
• schmaltzy
• schmalzy
• sentimental
• slushy
• soppy
• soupy

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted

artificially formal

Example Sentences:
'that artificial humility that her husband hated'
'contrived coyness'
'a stilted letter of acknowledgment'
'when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation'

Synonyms

• artificial
• contrived
• stilted

Similar Words

• affected
• unnatural