schmaltzy (Meaning)

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schmaltzy (s)

effusively or insincerely emotional

No strong antonyms found.

The heartfelt ballad was so schmaltzy, it made our hearts melt with an excess of sentimentality.
The movie ended with a schmaltzy scene that left the audience feeling manipulated.
Her performance was overly schmaltzy, smothering the genuine emotion in the lyrics.
The schmaltzy gestures and sugary dialogue undermined the seriousness of the play.
Despite its schmaltzy moments, the show still managed to deliver a heartwarming experience.
The schmaltzy love songs played over the radio, evoking a sense of cheesy nostalgia.
His poems were full of schmaltzy metaphors that made us cringe.
The schmaltzy commercials tried to appeal to our emotions by playing on our sentimentality.
The schmaltzy greeting card expressed our love in a somewhat insincere and over-the-top manner.
The band's schmaltzy cover of the classic rock song left us longing for the original's raw energy.

effusively or insincerely emotional

sloppy,sentimental, sticky, cloying, saccharine, soppy, mushy, soupy, chocolate-box, sugary

unadulterated, cynical, unsentimental, unvarnished, cynical, unadulterated,unsentimental, unvarnished,, hard-edged

The heartfelt ballad was so schmaltzy, it made our hearts melt with an excess of sentimentality.

The movie ended with a schmaltzy scene that left the audience feeling manipulated.

Her performance was overly schmaltzy, smothering the genuine emotion in the lyrics.

The schmaltzy gestures and sugary dialogue undermined the seriousness of the play.