SENTIMENTALIZATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word sentimentalization. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SENTIMENTALIZATION
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romanticization | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of indulging in sentiment | ||||||||
dramatization | nounn | |||||||
noun • conversion into dramatic form • a dramatic representation | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
exaggeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||||
glorification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of high honor • a portrayal of something as ideal • the act of glorifying (as in worship) | ||||||||
idealization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a portrayal of something as ideal • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad • something that exists only as an idea | ||||||||
simplification | nounn | |||||||
noun • an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity • elimination of superfluous details • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||||
saccharification | nounn | |||||||
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romanticisation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of indulging in sentiment | ||||||||
sentimentalisation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of indulging in sentiment |