Synonyms & related words for bathos

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of bathos — including mawkishness, anticlimax, pathos, sentimentalism, sentimentality, cloyingness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to bathos

Explore words related to bathos — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bathetic, mawkish, triteness, soppiness, banality, melodramatic, melodramatize, poignancy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for bathos

Common synonyms for bathos include mawkishness, anticlimax, pathos, sentimentalism, sentimentality, cloyingness, mushiness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does bathos come from?

The word bathos breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root bath-, from Greek bathys (“deep”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.