cloying
/KLOY-ing/adjectiveexcessively sweet or sentimental to the point of distaste
“The ad's cloying jingle wore thin by the second play.”
- Synonyms
- saccharine, sickly, syrupy
- Antonyms
- tart, refreshing
- Memory hook
- cloy: sweetness past the point of pleasure.
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