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mush

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of MUSH

1
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental <an opera that is pure mush>
Synonyms goo, mush, schmaltz (also schmalz), sludge, slush, soap opera, sorghum
Related Words claptrap, drivel, rubbish, tripe
2
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) <couldn't stand all the mush in the movie's romantic scenes>
Related Words emotion; sentiment; corn, corniness, hokeyness (or hokiness), schmaltz (also schmalz)

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