KITSCHY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for KITSCHY?

Need another word that means the same as “kitschy”? Find 13 synonyms for “kitschy” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Kitschy” are: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

Kitschy as an Adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “kitschy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Effusively or insincerely emotional.
(of art, objects, or design) considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

bathetic	Producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax. A bathetic* novel.*
drippy	Leaking in drops. Drippy food.
hokey	Artificially formal. A hokey* tear jerker.*
maudlin	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A maudlin* jukebox tune.*
mawkish	Effusively or insincerely emotional. The mawkish* smell of warm beer.*
mushy	Excessively sentimental. Mushy effusiveness.
sappy	Abounding in sap. Sappy maple trees.
schmaltzy	Excessively sentimental. Schmaltzy ballads.
schmalzy	Effusively or insincerely emotional.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. She felt a sentimental* attachment to the place creep over her.*
slushy	Resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush. Slushy snow.
soppy	Effusively or insincerely emotional. An enjoyably soppy* story.*
soupy	Having the appearance or consistency of soup. Soupy nostalgia.