MAUDLIN Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

maudlin

adjective

ˈmȯd-lən

Definition of maudlin

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp

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Recent Examples of maudlin But only Kehlani with her un-maudlin yearning could’ve fleshed it out. — Alfred Soto, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 Conspicuously absent from Cherfilus-McCormick’s maudlin resignation statement was regret for misleading voters, or for leaving them unrepresented again while Congress faces some of the most fraught issues in our history. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Good intentions — and handsome animation — aside, Forevergreen is ultimately too maudlin and moralistic to rank it much higher than this. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026 As the whole business dragged on, the atmosphere started to seem less like a game show and more like the late-night Jerry Lewis telethons of the 1970s, in which a tired but pumped Lewis alternately griped at the audience, broke into maudlin emotion, or jumped up to welcome a new guest. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maudlin

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At Cannes, sources told Variety that A24, Netflix, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features and Mubi were the leading contenders hoping to score his sentimental festival favorite.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Victoria and David Beckham are enjoying a sentimental, idyllic vacation in Portofino, Italy.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

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No pomp, no circumstance, no celebrity— this is the sticky ground floor of the nation’s country music scene.

— Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Glazed baby back ribs, satisfyingly sticky and spiced with gochujang, come smothered with melting mozzarella for crazy long cheese pulls on Chicago-style, falling-off-the-bone pork.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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