Sentimental (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Related Words
Meaning 2
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The movie's sentimental ending left the audience feeling emotionally manipulated rather than genuinely moved.
- Her relatives criticized her for making overly sentimental remarks at the funeral, but she genuinely meant every word.
- Romantic comedies are notorious for their sentimental portrayals of love that rarely mirror real-life relationships.
- The elderly couple often listened to sentimental old love songs that brought back memories of their youthful days.
- The soap opera's sentimental plot twists had a way of tugging at viewers' heartstrings despite their obvious predictability.