Cloying
Cloying adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
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Objectionable and cloying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objectionable" instead an adjective "Cloying".
Objectionable
Objectionable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.
Cloying and objectionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cloying" instead an adjective "Objectionable".
Nearby Word: objection
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- gross and cloying
- gross and objectionable
- obnoxious and cloying
- obnoxious and objectionable
- foul and cloying
- foul and objectionable
- offensive and cloying
- offensive and objectionable
- disgusting and cloying
- disgusting and objectionable
- revolting and cloying
- revolting and objectionable
- nauseating and cloying
- nauseating and objectionable
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Objectionable and Cloying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cloying/objectionable
Cloying & Objectionable. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cloying/objectionable>.
Objectionable or Cloying. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cloying/objectionable.
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