Mawkish and Tearjerker

Mawkish

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

Tearjerker and mawkish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tearjerker" instead an adjective "Mawkish".

Nearby Word: mawkishly

Tearjerker

Tearjerker noun - An excessively sentimental narrative.
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Synonyms for Tearjerker

Mawkish and tearjerker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective "Tearjerker".

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