Synonyms of gooeyness

gooeyness

noun

as in sentimentality

the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)

prefers the darkness of the original Grimms' fairy tales to the gooeyness of the modern cartoon versions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimentality
• sentimentalism
• mushiness
• sirup
• syrup
• soppiness
• sappiness
• emotion
• bathos
• mawkishness
• sloppiness
• saccharinity
• mush
• sentiment
• lovey-doveyness
• hokiness
• schmalz
• corn
• corniness
• schmaltz
• hokeyness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynicism
• hardheadedness
• hard-heartedness