syrupiness
Excessive sugary sweetness
Syrupiness is the quality of being like syrup—thick, sweet, and slow-moving.
The word usually appears figuratively to describe excessive sentimentality or cloying sweetness in music, writing, or emotion: The syrupiness of the love scene made viewers cringe.
It suggests something so saccharine it becomes unpleasant.
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
caramel · molasses · maple · nectar · candied · confectionery · butterscotch · toffee
Unpleasantly overemotional
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- sappyExcessively sentimental
maudlin · treacly · overwrought · corny · cheesy · mushy · gushing · sentimental
Having great depth
- gooeySoft and sticky
- oozingLeaking viscously and slowly
- drizzlingLight, gentle precipitation
- pouringFlowing in volume
glutinous · gelatinous · flowing · consistency · dripping · sticky · gummy · mucilaginous
saccharine
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
sugary · caramel · molasses · maple · nectar · candied · confectionery · butterscotch · toffee · marzipan
mawkish
Unpleasantly overemotional
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
sappy · maudlin · treacly · overwrought · corny · cheesy · mushy · gushing · sentimental · melodramatic
thick
Having great depth
pouring · glutinous · gelatinous · flowing · consistency · dripping · sticky · gummy · mucilaginous · sluggish
syrupinesstartness
Acidic sharpness in taste
sourness · bitterness · acidity · astringency · sharpness
syrup, sweetness, syrupy, syrups, syrupier, sirupy, sirups, syruped