Synonyms and antonyms of Expressing emotions in an excessive, silly or embarrassing way in American Thesaurus

sentimental (adjective)

expressing feelings of sadness, sympathy, love etc., especially in a way that seems inappropriate

theatrical (adjective)

theatrical behavior is very emotional and aims to attract attention

maudlin (adjective)

talking in a sad and emotional way that seems silly, especially when you are drunk

mawkish (adjective)

emotional in a silly and embarrassing way

treacly (adjective)

expressing emotions such as love or sadness in a way that seems silly and not sincere

schmaltzy (adjective)

informal dealing with love and other feelings in a way that is silly or not sincere

hysterics (noun)

an uncontrolled emotional state, for example, caused by a shock

histrionics (noun)

behavior in which someone shows very strong feelings in a way that is embarrassing and not reasonable

theatricals (noun)

emotional behavior

melodrama (noun)

a situation in which people’s behavior is too emotional or too serious

hokey (adjective)

Americaninformal a hokey movie, book, song, etc. describes or shows someone’s emotions in a way that seems silly or not sincere

mush (noun)

something that is romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere

mushy (adjective)

romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere

overripe (adjective)

informal things such as stories or movies that are overripe contain so much emotion that they seem silly. A more usual word is sentimental.

saccharine (adjective)

very romantic or emotional, in a way that seems false and annoying

sappy (adjective)

Americaninformal very emotional in a way that people may find embarrassing or silly

sentimentalism (noun)

a tendency to express or make people feel sadness, sympathy, love, etc. in a way that seems inappropriate or too obvious

sentimentality (noun)

the expression of feelings of sadness, sympathy, love, etc. in a way that is inappropriate or obvious

slop (noun)

emotional or romantic behavior that you do not like because it seems silly, for example because the people involved are showing their feelings in a very obvious way

sloppy (adjective)

expressing emotions or romantic feelings in a way that seems silly or embarrassing

slush (noun)

informal romantic words, stories, or actions that you think are silly

soppy (adjective)

mainly Britishinformal sappy

syrupy (adjective)

extremely romantic, nice, or kind in a way that seems silly