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soppy

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

adjective
/ˈsɑpi/

: sensiblero

The movie was so soppy that I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the over-the-top romance.

But a lot of it is mainly, you know, kind of slower, soppy kind of stuff.

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Examples

And the child, do you imagine he reciprocates your soppy feelings?

Notes on a Scandal (2006)
But what I mean is, am I just being too soppy-minded all of the time?

Fiction book (2000)
A bit soppy, I always thought.

This Happy Breed (1944)
Too much, and the story becomes soppy.

Blog text (23)
But a lot of it is mainly, you know, kind of slower, soppy kind of stuff.

Wayne Goss
Don't go all soppy on me.

Five Feet Apart (2019)
It's just that she's a little soppy now.

Fiction book (1999)
Oh, don't be so soppy.

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
They are a boy band for girls; they are too soppy for James Bond.

Blog text (9)
Don't get soppy.

Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

sentimental

vssoppy

165 4.5

Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional

is more likely to be foolish or insincere rather than merely tender

mushy

vssoppy

Informal

27 4.3

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake

is similar but tends to feel more foolish or insincere

hokey

vssoppy

Informal

23 8.2

Showing fake feeling and too much emotion

is like that but more plainly foolish or insincere

sappy

vssoppy

Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is similar but leans more toward foolishness than mere silliness

sloppy

vssoppy

22 3.7

Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere

is comparable but more openly foolish or insincere

feely

vssoppy

Informal

17 8.6

Showing strong feelings rather than careful thought

is similar but more often reads as foolishly sentimental

cutesy

vssoppy

Informal

16 7.2

To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way

is the same sweetness but with more foolish emotional tone

kitschy

vssoppy

8 8.2

Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste

is more about foolish emotional excess than mere poor taste

maudlin

vssoppy

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is the same excess but more likely to read as foolish

effusive

vssoppy

8 7.6

Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back

is similar in excess but more often comes across as foolishly fake

gushy

vssoppy

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is similar but more likely to come across as foolish or excess

cloying

vssoppy

3 8.2

Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick

shares the excess but tends to seem more foolish or insincere

overemotional

vssoppy

3 5.0

Showing too much feeling for the situation

adds a sense of foolish insincerity to that excessive display

schmaltzy

vssoppy

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is the same excess but often sounds more foolish or silly

mawkish

vssoppy

2 9.4

Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet

is similarly insincere but more plainly foolish or naive

drippy

vssoppy

Offensive

1 7.9

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is similar but more likely to seem foolish or embarrassed

slushy

vssoppy

1 5.4

Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false

is comparable but leans more toward foolish insincerity

bathetic

vssoppy

Literature

1 9.9

Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly

is equally excessive but tends to feel more foolish than artistic

cutesy-wootsy

vssoppy

Informal

1 9.9

Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way

is similar but more likely to read as foolish or affected

too soppy

vssoppy

7.5

Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake

is similarly sentimental but more openly foolish or insincere

schmalzy

vssoppy

Informal

8.9

Being very emotional in a way that feels fake

is the same excess but often reads as more foolish

marshmallowy

vssoppy

Informal

6.3

Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style

is similar but usually seems more foolish or insincere

supersentimental

vssoppy

8.9

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated

is similar in excess but usually framed as foolish rather than extreme

gloppy

vssoppy

Informal

8.3

Too sweet and emotional so it feels false

is equally cloying but often more plainly foolish

slobbery

vssoppy

Informal

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is comparable but often seems more foolish and over the top

soupy

vssoppy

Literature

6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is like that but more likely to sound foolish or silly

cutesy-poo

vssoppy

Informal

9.4

Too cute in a silly or fake way

is likewise sentimental but sounds more foolish or insincere

pappy

vssoppy

8.6

Too sentimental and weak in feeling, often seeming false

is similar but more blatantly foolish or insincere

goopy

vssoppy

Informal

7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is similar but stresses a more foolish or embarrassed quality

spoony

vssoppy

Offensive

9.9

Showing too much love in a silly, naive way

is equally sentimental but can apply beyond naive romance

overly sugary

vssoppy

3.7

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

is the same emotional excess but more openly foolish or silly

Antonyms

unemotional

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

stoic

1 6.3

A person who does not show strong feelings even when hurt or sad

Idioms

too soppy

7.5

Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake

Compounds

soppy romance

4.8

A very sentimental love story that feels cheesy and shallow

soppy letter

6.0

A letter that shows too much love or strong feelings

How Sentimental

cloying

3 8.2

maudlin

8 8.0

soppy

1 5.8

sentimental

165 4.5

touching

1 3.4

Surface Forms

soppy positive

soppier comparative

soppies superlative

Morphology

soppy = sop (semi-transparent) = sop + y

The adjective derives from 'sop' + -y but the meaning has shifted metaphorically from physical wetness/softness to emotional sentimentality, so the relation is not fully obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word soppy comes from the older word sop, meaning 'a piece of bread soaked in liquid', and is like soggy ('very wet'). So, 'soppy' moved from meaning 'soft and wet' to meaning 'soft in feeling', which is why a 'soppy' song or letter feels overly sentimental.