Synonyms for gooey
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Mushy — emotional or sentimental, especially to an excessive extent; mushy, soppy
mushy, drippy, soupy, icky informal, gummy, syrupy, viscous, thick, treacly, soppy UK, sappy US, slushy, schmaltzy, mawkish, maudlin, stiff, adhesive, bathetic, oversentimental, viscid, hokey informal US, kitschy
2. Oozy — having the consistency of goo, soft or viscous, and sticky
oozy, ooey-gooey informal, goolike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky.
gooey liquid covered the floor
- adj. 2
Emotional or sentimental, especially to an excessive extent; mushy, soppy.
Example sentences
- gummy These sugar-free gummy bears are also laxatives.
- mushy The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.
By length
- 4 letters
- icky, oozy
- 5 letters
- thick1, stiff1, gummy2, mushy2, sappy, hokey2, soupy2, soppy2
- 6 letters
- syrupy, slushy, drippy, viscid
- 7 letters
- viscous2, maudlin2, kitschy, mawkish2, treacly, goolike
- 8 letters
- adhesive3, bathetic
- 9 letters
- schmaltzy
- 15 letters
- oversentimental
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gummy2 = 2 syllables).