Sad story
Schmaltz
Schmaltz noun - Something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental.
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Synonyms for Schmaltz
Nearby Word: schmaltzy
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- pathos and sad story
- pathos and schmaltz
- melodrama and sad story
- melodrama and schmaltz
- sob story and sad story
- sob story and schmaltz
- heartbreaker and sad story
- heartbreaker and schmaltz
- tearjerker and sad story
- tearjerker and schmaltz
- sentimentalism and sad story
- sentimentalism and schmaltz
- tear-jerker and sad story
- tear-jerker and schmaltz
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Schmaltz and Sad story. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sad_story/schmaltz
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