Synonyms for mawkishness
Most common
sentimentality sloppiness mushiness soupiness goo platitude bathos
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being mawkish.
Forms
- Plural
- mawkishnesses → sentimentalities, sloppinesses, goos, platitudes…
Example sentences
- sentimentality We don't have time to indulge in sentimentality.
- sloppiness My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.
- goo The alien’s body was full of disgusting green goo.
- platitude That is not just a platitude. I really mean it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mawkishness | falling | |
| sentimentality | steady | |
| sloppiness | rising | |
| mushiness | steady | |
| goo | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- goo1
- 6 letters
- bathos
- 9 letters
- platitude3, mushiness, soupiness
- 10 letters
- sloppiness3, drippiness
- 14 letters
- sentimentality6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (platitude3 = 3 syllables).