hokiest
Maximally cheesy, sentimental
Hokiest is the superlative form of hokey—the most corny, contrived, or sentimentally overdone.
Something described as the hokiest is excessively cheesy or artificially wholesome: That was the hokiest romantic comedy I've ever seen.
The word carries affectionate dismissiveness rather than harsh criticism.
Excessively tearful sentiment
- mushySoft or saccharine
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- weepyInclined to cry
tearjerker · overwrought · melodramatic · gushing · soppy · treacly · cloying · sugary
Cheap and insincere
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
hackneyed · kitschy · schmaltzy · sappy · tacky · overdone · unoriginal · derivative
Excessively theatrical in style
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- stageyArtificially theatrical in manner
campy · over-the-top · dramatic · flamboyant · histrionic · bombastic · showy · ostentatious
Made to occur unwillingly
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
- inauthenticNot what it claims
phony · fake · insincere · clumsy · awkward · labored · gimmicky · artificial
maudlin
Excessively tearful sentiment
- mushySoft or saccharine
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
weepy · tearjerker · overwrought · melodramatic · gushing · soppy · treacly · cloying · sugary · bathetic
cheesy
Cheap and insincere
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
banal · hackneyed · kitschy · schmaltzy · sappy · tacky · overdone · unoriginal · derivative · predictable
hammy
Excessively theatrical in style
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
stagey · campy · over-the-top · dramatic · flamboyant · histrionic · bombastic · showy · ostentatious · grandiose
forced
Made to occur unwillingly
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
inauthentic · phony · fake · insincere · clumsy · awkward · labored · gimmicky · artificial · manufactured