12
sentimental(adjective, dull, corny)
8
mawkish(adjective, dull, corny)
8
schmaltzy
7
bathetic(adjective, dull, flat, silly, commonplace)
7
contrived
7
mushy
6
artificial(adjective, fake, behavior, pretend, emotional)
6
drippy
6
maudlin
6
schmalzy
5
melodramatic(adjective, behavior, extravagant, histrionic, overemotional)
5
hackneyed(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly)
5
soppy
5
stilted
5
trite(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly)
4
soupy
3
mock(adjective, fake, pretend, artificial, simulated)
3
slushy
3
banal(adjective, dull, flat, tired, commonplace)
3
commonplace(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly)
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