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

Need another word that means the same as “sentimental”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “sentimental” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sentimental” are: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, slushy, soppy, soupy, nostalgic, tender, emotional, dewy-eyed, misty-eyed, affectionate, loving, soft, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy

Sentimental as an Adjective

Definitions of "Sentimental" as an adjective

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

• Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
• Effusively or insincerely emotional.
• Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality.
• Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way.

Synonyms of "Sentimental" as an adjective (28 Words)

affectionate	Having or displaying warmth or affection. His affectionate nature.
bathetic	Effusively or insincerely emotional. The movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic.
cloying	Excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree. A romantic rather cloying story.
dewy-eyed	Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
drippy	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A wet drippy day.
emotional	Arousing or characterized by intense feeling. He was a strongly emotional young man.
hokey	Noticeably contrived. A hokey country western accent.
kitschy	(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. Kitschy pop culture.
loving	Feeling or showing love and affection. Loving glances.
maudlin	Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental. Maudlin expressions of sympathy.
mawkish	Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way. The mawkish smell of warm beer.
misty-eyed	Having eyes blurred as with tears.
mushy	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A mushy film.
nostalgic	Feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia. A nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood.
overemotional	Excessively or abnormally emotional. We re not an overemotional family.
saccharine	Relating to or containing sugar; sugary. Saccharine music.
sappy	(of a plant) containing a lot of sap. Sappy maple trees.
schmaltzy	Excessively sentimental. Schmaltzy ballads.
schmalzy	Effusively or insincerely emotional.
sickly	Somewhat ill or prone to illness. She liked her coffee sweet and sickly.
slushy	Resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush. Slushy novels.
soft	Soft and mild not harsh or stern or severe. He must be going soft in the head.
soppy	Wet through and through; thoroughly wet. My little sisters were too soppy for our adventurous games.
soupy	Mawkishly sentimental. The soupy air.
sugar-coated	Encrusted with sugar or syrup.
sugary	Excessively sentimental. Energy restoring sugary drinks.
syrupy	Overly sweet. Syrupy puddings.
tender	Hurting. Tender loving care.

Usage Examples of "Sentimental" as an adjective

• She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her.
• Sentimental soap operas.
• A sentimental ballad.
• I'm a sentimental old fool.

Associations of "Sentimental" (30 Words)

adoring	Feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration. A gift from an adoring fan.
affectionate	Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness. Affectionate children.
bathetic	Producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax. A bathetic novel.
delicate	A delicate fabric or garment. A delicate lace shawl.
deplore	Feel or express strong disapproval of (something. We deplore the government s treatment of political prisoners.
doting	Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring. She was spoiled outrageously by her doting father.
emotional	Determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason. He would become emotional over nothing at all.
epistolary	(of a literary work) in the form of letters. An epistolary novel.
exhaustion	Extreme fatigue. The rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves.
farce	The dramatic genre represented by farces. He toured the backwoods in second rate farces.
feel	Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone s behavior or attitude. The dead cannot feel.
fond	Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. Fond of his nephew.
heartfelt	(of a feeling or its expression) deeply and strongly felt; sincere. Our heartfelt thanks.
lament	A mournful poem a lament for the dead. There were constant laments about the conditions of employment.
loving	Feeling or showing love and affection. The cargo was described in loving detail.
maudlin	Effusively or insincerely emotional. Maudlin expressions of sympathy.
mawkish	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A mawkish ode to parenthood.
melodrama	Behaviour or events that resemble melodrama. He gloated like a villain in a Victorian melodrama.
mood	A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. A concept album which captures the mood of modern times.
pathos	A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. The actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role.
pity	A cause for regret or disappointment. It s a pity he couldn t do it.
romantic	A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes. He s very handsome and so romantic.
sadness	Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. A source of great sadness.
sensitiveness	Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others. The sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth.
sentiment	General feeling or opinion. Public sentiment was on the side of reform.
sentimentality	Falsely emotional in a maudlin way. There are passages which verge on sentimentality.
susceptibility	The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. Lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease.
tender	Make tender or more tender as by marinating pounding or applying a tenderizer. A tender glance.
touched	Slightly mad; crazy. You have to be a little touched to do my job.
touching	Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude. A touching reconciliation scene.