Spare me your maudlin life stories.
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Maudlin
//ˈmɔːd.lɪn//
Synonyms for "maudlin" (543 found)
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Closest matches (109)
Adjective(81 words)
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bladderedblastedblewedblindblind drunkblithelessblitzedblockedblooteredblottoblottoedbollocksedbombedboozyboskybottledbrahmsbrahms and lisztbudgybummed outbungalowedbungfuburlin'buzzedcannedchapfallencheerlesschopfallenclobberedcockedcockeyedcornedcornycrapulouscrestfallencrockedcuntedcup-shotcup-shottencutcut updampdead drunkdejecteddepresseddespondentdestroyeddisconsolatedisgruntleddisguiseddishearteneddismaldispiriteddolefuldolesomedowndown in the dumpsdown in the mouthdowncastdownhearteddownsome
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (163)
Adjective(117 words)
drippydrunkdrunk as a piperdrunked updrunkendullebriatedebrioseelegiacelegiouselephant'selephant's trunkelevatedemotionalfacedfapfeeling no painfershnickeredflooeyfloored
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flushflushedflusteredflutedflutheredforlornfoufour sheets in the windfreshfriedfrostedfuckered upfuckfacedfuddledfullfuzzy-headedfuzzy-mindedgackedgassedgatteredgee-eyedgesuipginnedgishedgloomygloriousglumgrief-strickengrievinggroggifiedgroggyhalf cuthalf lithalf pollutedhalf seas overhammeredhave drink takenhave the sun in one's eyeshazedheartsickheartsoreheavy-heartedhighhigh as a georgia pinehigh as a kitehog-whimperinghonkershooched uphootedhooveredhosedhow came you soimpairedin liquorin one's altitudesin one's cupsin the bagin the drinkinconsolableinebriateinebriatedinebriousinfelicitousinsoberinsobrietousinter poculaintoxicatejakedjarredjawfallenjoylessjuicedjuiced upkayliedkiskylachrymoselamentfullampedlangeredlangerslarmoyantlarrupedlashlashedlatheredleglessliquored upliquorylitloadedloopedloopylooselowlow-spiritedlubedlubed up
Related words (271)
Adjective(210 words)
lubricatedlugubriouslumpishlushedmad with itmaggotmaggotedmashedmedicatedmelancholicmelancholymessed upmiserablemongedmoodymopeymorosemortalmortalledmournful
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mozart and lisztmuddledmuddymuggymulleredmuntedmushymuzzymwinappynewtednimptopsicalobfuscatedobliteratedobliviatedoff one's boxoff one's headoff one's titsoiledoiled upoliveroliver twiston the ran tanossifiedout of itout of one's boxout of one's faceout of one's headout of sightovercomeoverrefreshedovertakenoverwroughtparaparalyticparlaticparropassionatepelootheredpickledpie-eyedpixilatedplaintfulplaintiveplasteredploughedplowedpollutedpotshotpottedpoundedprimedpuggledquerulousquisbyraddledrat-arsedrattedrazzledriperippedrollingrubberedsadsaddenedsappysaturninesaucedsauced upscammeredschloshedschmaltzyschnockeredscrewedscutteredself-pityingsewed upshatteredsheddedshellackedshickershickeredshittyskunkedslammedslarmiedslizzardsloppy drunksloshedsloshed to the gillsslushysmashedsnockeredsnookeredsnozzledsnuffysoakensoddensolemnsombresoppysorrow-riddensorrowfulsorrowsomesoshedsottedsottishsouped-upsoupysousedsozzledsozzlyspanceledspanneredspiffedspiritlesssplashedspongysprungsquiffedsteamboatsstewedstinkingstinkostoatedstonedstonkeredstotiousstrutsullenswackedtankedtanked uptearytemulenttemulentivethree sheets in the windthree sheets to the windthreneticthreneticalthrowedtighttight as a ticktiltedtippledtipsytired and emotionaltoastedtop-heavytop-heavy with drinktopingtrashedtristetristfultrolliedtunedtwatfacedtwisteduncheerfuluncheeryunconsolableunhappyunlivelywastedwasteywazzedwazzockedweepywell-oiledwelliedwetwhittledwinedrunkwinefulwistfulwitheredwobblywoewoebegonewoefulwoozyworse for liquorworse for wearwreckedwretchedzonedzonkedzootedzorchedzotzed
Noun(1 words)
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Synonyms
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1 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- դյուրազգաց adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сълзливо сантиментален adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Catalan
2 entries- ploramiques adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- ploramiques adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Dutch
3 entries- melodramatisch adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- schreierig adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- sentimenteel adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
French
4 entries- affecté adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- démonstratif adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- histrionique adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- hystérique adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Galician
2 entries- choromica adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- mexerica adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
German
4 entries- larmoyant adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- rührselig adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- selbstmitleidig adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- verheult adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Hungarian
4 entries- elérzékenyült adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- szenvelgős adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- érzelgős adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- érzelmeskedő adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Italian
2 entries- piagnucoloso adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- sdolcinato adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Japanese
2 entries- 感傷的な adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- 泣き上戸の adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Polish
1 entries- łzawy adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Portuguese
1 entries- melindroso adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Russian
3 entries- расчувствовавшийся adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- сентиментальный adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- слезливый adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Spanish
4 entries- lamentoso adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- lloraduelos adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- llorica adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- llorica adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Swedish
4 entries- blödig adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- blödig adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- gråtmild adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- gråtmild adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
Ukrainian
3 entries- плаксивий adj (affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner)
- розчулений adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
- сентиментальний adj (extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She was downright maudlin over her broken drawing tablet; you'd think her pet had died.
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Tom always gets maudlin when he's on the booze.
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Tom always gets maudlin when he drinks.
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