Schmaltz
Schmaltz noun - Something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental.
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Synonyms for Schmaltz
Sad story and schmaltz are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad story" instead a noun "Schmaltz".
Nearby Word: schmaltzy
Sad story
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pathos and schmaltz
- pathos and sad story
- melodrama and schmaltz
- melodrama and sad story
- sob story and schmaltz
- sob story and sad story
- heartbreaker and schmaltz
- heartbreaker and sad story
- tearjerker and schmaltz
- tearjerker and sad story
- sentimentalism and schmaltz
- sentimentalism and sad story
- tear-jerker and schmaltz
- tear-jerker and sad story
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Sad story and Schmaltz. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/schmaltz/sad_story
Schmaltz & Sad story. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/schmaltz/sad_story>.
Sad story or Schmaltz. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/schmaltz/sad_story.
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