cloyingness
Too much sugar
The quality of being excessively sweet, sentimental, or rich to the point of causing distaste.
Cloyingness describes what happens when something pleasant becomes overwhelming through excess—a dessert's cloyingness, the cloyingness of constant flattery, the cloyingness of the movie's happy ending.
The word implies that moderation would have preserved enjoyment.
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
overwrought · oversweet · sentimental · gushing · schmaltzy · mushy · sappy · honeyed
Excessive quantity, often cloying
- fullnessState of being complete
- satietyState of being full
- gluttedOverfilled to excess
- overfedGiven excess nourishment
stuffed · gorged · sated · repletion · overindulgence · oversaturation · overfull · overabundance
Causing disgust or nausea
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- stomach-turningCausing physical disgust
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- distastefulCausing moral revulsion
unpalatable · off-putting · queasy · bilious · gagging · revolting · unsavory · sickly
Depriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
inescapable · heavy · thick · airless · saturating · pervasive · unrelenting · engulfing
saccharine
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
sugary · overwrought · oversweet · sentimental · gushing · schmaltzy · mushy · sappy · honeyed · fulsome
surfeit
Excessive quantity, often cloying
overfed · stuffed · gorged · sated · repletion · overindulgence · oversaturation · overfull · overabundance · excess
sickening
Causing disgust or nausea
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- stomach-turningCausing physical disgust
- repellentCauses strong aversion
distasteful · unpalatable · off-putting · queasy · bilious · gagging · revolting · unsavory · sickly · unappetizing
smothering
Depriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
overwhelming · inescapable · heavy · thick · airless · saturating · pervasive · unrelenting · engulfing · swamping
cloyingnessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
crispness · tartness · astringency · dryness · bitterness
cloyingnesssubtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
restraint · understatement · delicacy · refinement · lightness
cloyingnesspalatability
Acceptability to the taste
pleasantness · balance · wholesomeness · invigoration · cleanliness