Synonyms of bathetic
46 similar words
Another word for bathetic is well-worn. Other synonyms of bathetic are pat, tired, commonplace, warmed-over and stale.
Synonyms and similar words for bathetic
adjectiveCharacterized by or pertaining to bathos.
- anticlimacticLacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
- banalCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- hammy
- kitschyHaving the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- bromidicStale, banal, clichéd.
- cheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
- stock
- clichédRepeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- cornyHackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- dog-earedRagged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.
- hackneyed
- hoaryOld or old-fashioned; trite.
- overdoneRepeated too often; hackneyed.
- overusedHackneyed or clichéd.
- overworkedHaving been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.
- patTrite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
- played outOverused, hackneyed; clichéd.
- shopwornOf an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
- staleNo longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
- threadbare figurativelyOf an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
- timewornBanal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
- tiredOverused, cliché.
- triteUsed so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- warmed-overClichéd, overused or stale.
- well-wornTrite or hackneyed; repeated too often.
- squishy
- drippyMaudlin; sentimental.
- gooey figurativelyEmotional or sentimental, especially to an excessive extent; mushy, soppy.
- hokey US, informalCorny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
- ickyExcessively sentimental.
- kitschOf art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- maudlinExtravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
- mawkish
- mushyOverly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
- overemotionalShowing too much emotion.
- oversentimentalExcessively sentimental.
- overwrought
- sappy US, figurativelyExcessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy).
- schmaltzyOverly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
- sickly sweetToo sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.
- slushyOf a person, soupy; sentimental.
- soppy UK, figurativelyOverly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy.
- soupyExtravagantly sentimental; slushy.
- syrupy figurativelyOverly sentimental.
- treacly figurativelyConsisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.
Meaning of bathetic
- adjective Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
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Questions about synonyms of bathetic
- What is another word for bathetic?
- Bathetic has 46 synonyms on Word.ws, such as well-worn, pat, tired, commonplace, warmed-over, stale, banal and trite.
- What does bathetic mean?
- Bathetic means characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
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