Chocolate-box
Chocolate-box adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: a dog calendar that features the animals in cutesy, chocolate-box poses and robs them of their dignity
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Synonyms for Chocolate-box
Mawkish and chocolate-box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective phrase "Chocolate-box".
Mawkish
Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: a mawkish plea for donations to the charity
Chocolate-box and mawkish are semantically related. You can use "Chocolate-box" instead an adjective "Mawkish".
Nearby Word: mawkishly
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Related pairs
- cloying and chocolate-box
- cloying and mawkish
- saccharine and chocolate-box
- saccharine and mawkish
- syrupy and chocolate-box
- syrupy and mawkish
- sugary and chocolate-box
- sugary and mawkish
- sentimental and chocolate-box
- sentimental and mawkish
- sloppy and chocolate-box
- sloppy and mawkish
- maudlin and chocolate-box
- maudlin and mawkish
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