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Synonyms of sickly sweet

33 similar words

Another word for sickly sweet is sticky-sweet. Other synonyms of sickly sweet are corny, kitschy, mushy, maudlin and soupy.

Synonyms and similar words for sickly sweet

adjectiveToo sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.

  • sticky-sweetSynonym of sickly sweet.
  • saccharineContaining a large or excessive amount of sugar.
  • sugary
  • syrupyOverly sweet.
  • treaclyConsisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.
  • batheticCharacterized by or pertaining to bathos.
  • cheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  • squishy
  • cornyHackneyed or excessively sentimental.
  • 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.
  • kitschyHaving the nature of kitsch: 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.
  • slushyOf a person, soupy; sentimental.
  • soppy UK, figurativelyOverly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy.
  • soupyExtravagantly sentimental; slushy.
  • nectarineNectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.
  • nectarousPertaining to or resembling nectar; sweet.
  • sweet
  • sweetsomeMarked by sweetness; characteristically sweet.
  • dulcet archaic
  • nectareal rareOf or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
  • nectarean rareOf or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.

Meaning of sickly sweet

  1. adjective Too sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.

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Questions about synonyms of sickly sweet

What is another word for sickly sweet?
Sickly sweet has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sticky-sweet, corny, kitschy, mushy, maudlin, soupy, schmaltzy and overemotional.
What does sickly sweet mean?
Sickly sweet means too sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.

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