Treacle Sweet Syrup N Cloying Sickly Sweet Speech Sentiment

Treacle refers to excessively sweet sentiment, as seen in overly romantic movies or grocery-store greeting cards. Treacle can also refer to molasses or golden syrup, which is a thick, sweet mixture of molasses, corn syrup, and sugar used in cooking.

The adjective form of treacle is treacly. Synonyms and related words include cloying and saccharine.