schmaltz Synonyms

schmalz shmaltz maudlin plea emotionalness corniness tale of woe homesickness sob stuff soupiness gushiness melodramatics hokeyness hardship tale sentiments soppiness slushiness schmaltziness maudlinness maudlinism human interest mushiness goo triteness reminiscence pathos nostalgia mush melodrama mawkishness emotionalism corn romanticism sappiness sentiment lovesickness heartbreaker sugariness slush sloppiness slop sentimentality sentimentalism bathos