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Synonyms of bathetic

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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

  1. 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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