Synonyms of sugarcoated

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adjective

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sticky
• sloppy
• saccharine
• sugary
• wet
• cloying
• fuzzy
• gooey
• schmaltzy
• mawkish
• sappy
• corny
• mushy
• maudlin
• drippy
• chocolate-box
• slushy
• soppy
• lovey-dovey
• soupy
• spooney
• spoony
• fruity
• feel-good
• novelettish
• nostalgic
• dreamy
• moony
• moonstruck
• melodramatic
• soapy
• insipid
• vapid
• starry-eyed
• misty-eyed
• tasteless
• sudsy
• cutesy
• soft-boiled
• soap-operatic
• watery
• flat
• twee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsentimental
• unvarnished
• unadulterated
• cynical
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• hard-boiled
• antisentimental

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verb

past tense of sugarcoat

as in explained

to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is

textbooks that sugarcoat history

She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• justified
• tempered
• whitewashed
• varnished
• excused
• deodorized
• softened
• apologized
• confessed
• glossed (over)
• explained away
• rationalized
• minimized
• atoned
• palliated
• extenuated
• accounted (for)
• mitigated
• soft-pedaled
• glozed (over)
• played down
• lightened
• alleviated
• moderated
• exonerated
• eased
• lessened
• vindicated
• acquitted
• absolved
• exculpated
• cleared