Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

soppy

[sop-ee] / ˈsɒp i /
ADJECTIVE
wet
Synonyms
WEAK
aqueous clammy dank dewy drenched dripping drizzling foggy humid misty moistened muggy pouring raining rainy saturate saturated showery slimy slippery slushy snowy soaked soaking sodden soggy sopping soused stormy teary teeming water-logged watery wringing-wet
ADJECTIVE
sentimental
Synonyms
WEAK
affected affectionate bathetic corny demonstrative dewy-eyed dreamy effusive gushing gushy idealistic impressionable inane insipid jejune languishing lovey-dovey loving maudlin mawkish moonstruck mushy nostalgic overacted overemotional passionate pathetic romantic rosewater saccharine sappy schmaltzy silly simpering sloppy slushy soapy sobby soft softhearted sugary sweet syrupy tear-jerking tearful tender touching vapid visionary weepy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But she’s also a marriage-minded mercenary who can pitch one potential client on soppy platitudes about till death do you part, and immediately pivot to assuring a bride that it’s just a business deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

But before the storytelling even starts, the actors in this National Theater production set about making a safe space with a preamble whose clear language and kind tone are not the least bit soppy.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

"I spend most Monday evenings in tears and I'm not a particularly soppy person."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

Fleur walked over to stand beside him, giving him a soppy, slavish look that Harry hoped with all his heart would never appear on his face again.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling