supersentimental

8.9

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated

adjective
/ˌsuːpərˈsɛntɪˌmɛntəl/

: supersentimental

Critics described the novel as supersentimental and overly dramatic.

Examples

The film's supersentimental scenes made some viewers roll their eyes.
Her supersentimental letter brought tears to everyone who read it.
That movie was so supersentimental that I cried throughout.
She has a supersentimental attachment to her childhood toys.
The movie was so supersentimental that I could hardly keep from crying.
She loves supersentimental love songs that tug at her heartstrings.
His supersentimental speech made everyone in the audience emotional.

Synonyms

sentimental

vssupersentimental

165 4.5

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

is more extreme, intensifying tender self-indulgence into excess

mushy

vssupersentimental

Informal

27 4.3

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

goes further, making soft overstatement into extreme emotionality

sappy

vssupersentimental

Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more extreme, turning silly excess into overwhelming emotion

maudlin

vssupersentimental

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is more intense, exceeding even overtly tearful or mawkish displays

effusive

vssupersentimental

8 7.6

Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back

leans further into excess, becoming overpowering rather than merely abundant

overdramatic

vssupersentimental

7 4.9

Showing too much feeling about small things

is less theatrical and more intensely sentimental and excessive

gushy

vssupersentimental

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is more excessive, turning open feeling into overwhelming sentiment

saccharine

vssupersentimental

5 7.9

Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false

is harsher, pushing sweetness into full emotional excess

overemotional

vssupersentimental

3 5.0

Showing too much feeling for the situation

is more extreme in sentimental excess rather than general emotionality

schmaltzy

vssupersentimental

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is still stronger, making the exaggeration feel overwhelmingly sentimental

soppy

vssupersentimental

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is stronger, pushing emotion beyond mere foolish or insincere display

bathetic

vssupersentimental

Literature

1 9.9

Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly

is more extreme, lacking subtlety and increasing emotional excess

too soppy

vssupersentimental

7.5

Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake

is even more extreme and excessive in emotional expression

slobbery

vssupersentimental

Informal

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is even more excessive, creating an overpowering emotional tone

soupy

vssupersentimental

Literature

6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is stronger, making artistic emotion overwhelmingly excessive

overly sugary

vssupersentimental

3.7

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

is more intense, converting sweetness into full emotional excess

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

How Sentimental

supersentimental

8.9

maudlin

8 8.0

sentimental

165 4.5

tender

110 1.6

restrained

5.3

unsentimental

4 6.2

Surface Forms

supersentimental positive

Morphology

supersentimental = sentimental (transparent) = super + sentiment + al

The prefix 'super-' functions as an intensifier attached to the existing adjective 'sentimental', producing the predictable meaning 'extremely sentimental'.

Etymology

Supersentimental joins super- meaning 'very' or 'above' and sentiment meaning 'feeling', creating the simple image of being 'very full of feeling'. So, supersentimental means extremely or too emotional.