hokier
Even more saccharine
Hokier is the comparative form of hokey, meaning more corny, contrived, or excessively sentimental.
Something hokier than another thing is more obviously artificial in its attempt to manipulate emotions or seem charming: The sequel was even hokier than the original, Each version of the story got hokier.
Cheap and insincere
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
cliched · hackneyed · trite · banal · sappy · mawkish · saccharine · syrupy
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
theatrical · over-the-top · histrionic · campy · bombastic · overdone · grandiose · hyperbolic
Fraudulent person or thing
- artificialMade, not natural
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
unnatural · insincere · fake · put-on · manufactured · feigned · stiff · labored
Unlikely to be true
- far-fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely or strained
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
weak · preposterous · ridiculous · absurd · incredible · questionable · suspect · iffy
cheesy
Cheap and insincere
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental
tacky · cliched · hackneyed · trite · banal · sappy · mawkish · saccharine · syrupy · mushy
overwrought
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
overacted · theatrical · over-the-top · histrionic · campy · bombastic · overdone · grandiose · hyperbolic · flamboyant
phony
Fraudulent person or thing
- artificialMade, not natural
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
stilted · unnatural · insincere · fake · put-on · manufactured · feigned · stiff · labored · awkward
implausible
Unlikely to be true
- far-fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely or strained
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
flimsy · weak · preposterous · ridiculous · absurd · incredible · questionable · suspect · iffy · thin