Synonyms: bathetic, hokey, mushy, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, soppy, soupy, slushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, drippy
Definition: effusively or insincerely emotional
Usage: a bathetic novel; maudlin expressions of sympathy; mushy effusiveness; a schmaltzy song; sentimental soap operas; slushy poetry
Similar words: emotional
Definition: of more than usual emotion
Usage: his behavior was highly emotional
Synonyms: sentimental
Definition: given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
Similar words: tender
Definition: given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
Usage: a tender heart; a tender smile; tender loving care; tender memories; a tender mother