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

sentimental (adjective)

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

theatrical (adjective)

theatrical behaviour 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

sentimentality (noun)

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

hysterics (noun)

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

histrionics (noun)

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

theatricals (noun)

emotional behaviour

melodrama (noun)

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

hokey (adjective)

Americaninformal a hokey film, 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 films 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

schmaltzy (adjective)

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

sentimentalism (noun)

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

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)

informal very emotional or romantic in a way that is embarrassing. The usual American word is sappy

syrupy (adjective)

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