maudlin [adjective]

Definition of maudlin:

effusively or insincerely emotional

Synonyms of maudlin:

● Bathetic

● Drippy

● Hokey

● Kitschy

● Mawkish

● Mushy

● Sappy

● Schmaltzy

● Chmalzy

● Sentimental

● Slushy

● Soppy

● Soupy


Opposite/Antonyms of maudlin:

● Unemotional

● Calm

● Numb

● Stoic

● Matter-of-fact

● Unimaginative

● Undemonstrative

● Cynical

● Coagulation


Sentence/Example of maudlin:

This film is maudlin where the original was tough, antiseptic where the original was gritty.