Synonyms for sappy
- adjective
Most common
mushy maudlin mawkish schmaltzy cockamamie spongelike saplike
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Schmaltzy — excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent, soppy)
schmaltzy, soppy UK, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, treacly, drippy, sentimental, syrupy, silly, hokey informal US, slushy, soupy, gooey informal, kitschy, bathetic, oversentimental, icky informal
Other
foolish, cockamamie, sapful formal, spongelike, saplike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.
- adj. 2
Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
Example sentences
- mushy The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.
- maudlin Tom always gets maudlin when he's on the booze.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sappy | rising | |
| mushy | rising | |
| maudlin | rising | |
| mawkish | steady | |
| schmaltzy | rising | |
| cockamamie | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lush1, icky
- 5 letters
- silly2, juicy2, mushy2, gooey2, hokey2, soppy2, soupy2
- 6 letters
- syrupy, slushy, drippy, sapful
- 7 letters
- foolish2, maudlin2, kitschy, mawkish2, treacly, saplike
- 8 letters
- bathetic, juiceful
- 9 letters
- succulent3, schmaltzy, succulous
- 10 letters
- cockamamie4, spongelike
- 11 letters
- sentimental4
- 15 letters
- oversentimental
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cucul