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Synonyms for maudlin

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

sentimental weepy mawkish schmaltzy drunken mushy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Mawkish — extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying

mawkish, schmaltzy, sappy US, sentimental, soppy informal UK, weepy, self-pitying, overwrought, mournful, mellow, syrupy, emotional, hokey informal US, teary, silly, kitschy, drippy informal, gooey informal, bathetic, lachrymose, overemotional, oversentimental

2. Drunk — affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness

drunk, mushy, drunken, tipsy, inebriated, muddled, slushy, soupy, boozy, sodden, blind drunk, besotted, merry, befuddled, full AU, groggy, intoxicated, stinking, flustered, screwy, disguised, in one's cups

3. Tearful — tearful, lachrymose

tearful, moist, cryey rare

Noun

sweet maudlin

Antonyms

sober

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.

  2. adj. 2

    Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.

  3. adj. 3

    Tearful, lachrymose.

  4. n. 1

    Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow.

Related words

Word family
maudlinness maudlinwort
Phrases
sweet maudlin

Forms

Plural
maudlins

Example sentences

  • sentimental Tom and Mary really aren't the sentimental type.
  • weepy She cried all morning and was still weepy at dinnertime.
  • drunken The drunken man grasped my collar and swore at me.
  • mushy The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
maudlinrising
sentimentalsteady
weepyrising
mawkishsteady
schmaltzyrising
drunkenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
full1
5 letters
drunk1, silly2, merry2, moist1, gooey2, mushy2, tipsy2, teary2, sappy, hokey2, boozy2, soppy2, weepy2, soupy2
6 letters
mellow2, groggy2, syrupy, slushy, sodden2, screwy2, drippy
7 letters
drunken2, tearful2, muddled2, kitschy, mawkish2
8 letters
stinking2, mournful2, besotted3, bathetic
9 letters
emotional4, disguised2, flustered2, befuddled3, schmaltzy
10 letters
inebriated5, lachrymose3
11 letters
sentimental4, intoxicated5, overwrought3
13 letters
overemotional
15 letters
oversentimental

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).