Mawkish and Passionless

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Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

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Passionless is an antonym for mawkish.

Nearby Word: mawkishly

Passionless adjective - Not feeling or showing emotion.

Usage example: the passionless prose of the divorce papers gave little hint of the bitter feelings that accompanied the end of their marriage

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Mawkish is an antonym for passionless.

Nearby Word: passion

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Passionless and Mawkish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mawkish/passionless

Mawkish & Passionless. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mawkish/passionless>.

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