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schmaltzy
synonyms for schmaltzy
- affected
- affectionate
- bathetic
- corny
- demonstrative
- dewy-eyed
- dreamy
- effusive
- gushing
- gushy
- idealistic
- impressionable
- inane
- insipid
- jejune
- languishing
- lovey-dovey
- loving
- maudlin
- mawkish
- moonstruck
- mushy
- nostalgic
- overacted
- overemotional
- passionate
- pathetic
- romantic
- rosewater
- saccharine
- sappy
- silly
- simpering
- sloppy
- slushy
- soapy
- sobby
- soft
- softhearted
- soppy
- sugary
- sweet
- syrupy
- tearful
- tear-jerking
- tender
- touching
- vapid
- visionary
- weepy
How to use schmaltzy in a sentence
The rest of episode—the scenes taking place in the present—alternated between brilliant and schmaltzy.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble | Kevin Fallon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut then, just when we feared that the Cox we suspected we knew was about to get too schmaltzy, too idyllic, she adds a caveat.
Courteney Cox Gets Personal About Her Directorial Debut, ‘Just Before I Go’ | Kevin Fallon | April 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCancer-struggle stories can all-too-often veer towards being schmaltzy.
And the song would be just as schmaltzy were it not for the her roaring delivery.
‘Prism’ Review: Katy Perry Perfects the Pop Blockbuster | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFranzen is just as critical of self-consciously tricky fiction as he is of “schmaltzy, one-dimensional” fiction.
Things Jonathan Franzen Says Are Bad for Society: Kakutani, Facebook | Josh Dzieza | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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