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Synonyms of treacly

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Another word for treacly is syrupy. Other synonyms of treacly are corny, kitschy, mushy, mawkish and maudlin.

Synonyms and similar words for treacly

adjectiveOf a liquid, thick and sticky.

  • syrupyHaving the taste or consistency of syrup.

adjectiveConsisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.

  • mushyOverly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
  • schmaltzyOverly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
  • saccharine
  • 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.
  • mawkishExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
  • overemotionalShowing too much emotion.
  • oversentimentalExcessively sentimental.
  • overwrought
  • sappy US, figurativelyExcessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy).
  • sickly sweetToo sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.
  • 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.
  • sugary
  • 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 treacly

  1. adjective Of a liquid, thick and sticky.
  2. adjective Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.

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Questions about synonyms of treacly

What is another word for treacly?
Treacly has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as syrupy, corny, kitschy, mushy, mawkish, maudlin, soupy and schmaltzy.
What does treacly mean?
Treacly means of a liquid, thick and sticky.

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