Gritty
Gritty adjective - Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.
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Sentimental is an antonym for gritty.
Sentimental
Sentimental adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Gritty is an antonym for sentimental.
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For starters, while Disney made his Symphonies shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat".
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