" sugarcoated "

1: appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way;

  * e.g., " ... those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chocolate-box,

•  cloying,

•  corny,

•  drippy,

•  fruity,

•  gooey,

•  lovey-dovey,

•  maudlin,

•  mawkish,

•  mushy,

•  novelettish,

•  saccharine,

•  sappy,

•  schmaltzy,

•  sentimental,

•  sloppy,

•  slushy,

•  soppy,

•  soupy,

•  spoony,

•  sticky,

•  sugary,

•  wet

•  Antonyms : 

•  unsentimental

1: to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is;

  * e.g., " ... textbooks that sugarcoat history "

•  Synonyms : 

•  varnished,

•  deodorized,

•  excused,

•  explained away,

•  extenuated,

•  glossed (over),

•  glozed (over),

•  palliated,

•  whitewashed,

•  apologized,

•  atoned,

•  confessed,

•  accounted (for),

•  explained,

•  justified,

•  rationalized,

•  minimized,

•  played down,

•  soft-pedaled,

•  alleviated,

•  eased,

•  lessened,

•  lightened,

•  mitigated,

•  moderated,

•  softened,

•  tempered,

•  absolved,

•  acquitted,

•  cleared,

•  exculpated,

•  exonerated,

•  vindicated

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is;

  * e.g., " ... textbooks that sugarcoat history "

•  Synonyms : 

•  varnish,

•  deodorize,

•  excuse,

•  explain away,

•  extenuate,

•  gloss (over),

•  gloze (over),

•  palliate,

•  whitewash,

•  apologize,

•  atone,

•  confess,

•  account (for),

•  explain,

•  justify,

•  rationalize,

•  minimize,

•  play down,

•  soft-pedal,

•  alleviate,

•  ease,

•  lessen,

•  lighten,

•  mitigate,

•  moderate,

•  soften,

•  temper,

•  absolve,

•  acquit,

•  clear,

•  exculpate,

•  exonerate,

•  vindicate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)