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tearjerker

see definition of tearjerker
  • as innostalgia
  • as inromance
  • as insob story
  • as inmush
  • as indrama
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Synonyms for tearjerker

noun pleasant remembrances
  • longing
  • remorse
  • sentimentality
  • wistfulness
  • yearning
  • homesickness
  • pining
  • reminiscence
  • schmaltz
  • fond memories
  • hearts and flowers
  • tear-jerker

More words related to tearjerker

sob story

noun. hard luck story
  • emotional appeal
  • hardship tale
  • heartbreaker
  • human interest
  • maudlin plea
  • pathos
  • schmaltz
  • sentimentalism
  • tale of woe
  • tearjerker
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