Synonyms of bathos
11 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for bathos is cheesiness. Other synonyms of bathos are narm, sappiness, tweeness, treacliness and anticlimax. The opposite of bathos is depth.
Synonyms and similar words for bathos
nounOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- narmA scene in a piece of media that is portrayed as serious but unintentionally seen as funny.
- sappinessThe property of being sappy.
- cheesinessThe quality, condition, or state of being cheesy.
- tweenessThe quality or state of being twee.
- treaclinessThe state or condition of being treacly.
nounAn anticlimax: an abrupt transition in style or subject from high to low.
nounArtistic failure through triviality.
- immaturityYouth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown.
- callownessThe condition of being callow; immaturity.
nounArtistic failure through hyperbole.
- chewing the scenery, hamminess
Opposite of bathos
nounAntonym(s) of “depth”.
- depthThe vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
nounAntonym(s) of “artistic failure”.
nounAntonym(s) of “nadir”.
- nadirThe lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Meaning of bathos
- noun Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- noun A risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to.
- noun An anticlimax: an abrupt transition in style or subject from high to low.
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Questions about synonyms of bathos
- What is another word for bathos?
- Bathos has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cheesiness, narm, sappiness, tweeness, treacliness, anticlimax, banality and triteness.
- What is the opposite of bathos?
- The opposite of bathos is depth.
- What does bathos mean?
- Bathos means overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
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