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Synonyms of syrupy

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Another word for syrupy is treacly. Other synonyms of syrupy are sappy.

Synonyms and similar words for syrupy

adjectiveHaving the taste or consistency of syrup.

  • treaclyOf a liquid, thick and sticky.

adjectiveWith syrup.

adjectiveOverly sweet.

  • saccharineExcessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness...
  • sickly sweetToo sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.
  • sugary
  • nectarineNectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.
  • nectarousPertaining to or resembling nectar; sweet.
  • sappyExcessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy).
  • sweet
  • sweetsomeMarked by sweetness; characteristically sweet.
  • dulcet archaic
  • nectareal rareOf or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
  • nectarean rareOf or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.

adjectiveOverly sentimental.

  • kitschyHaving the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
  • tweeOverly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • schmaltzyOverly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
  • slushyOf a person, soupy; sentimental.
  • soppy UK, figurativelyOverly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy.
  • soupyExtravagantly sentimental; slushy.

Meaning of syrupy

  1. adjective Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
  2. adjective With syrup.
  3. adjective Overly sweet.

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Questions about synonyms of syrupy

What is another word for syrupy?
Syrupy has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as treacly and sappy.
What does syrupy mean?
Syrupy means having the taste or consistency of syrup.

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