cloy Play verbDisgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. SYNONYMS be excessivebecome distastefulbecome nauseatingbecome sickeningbecome tediousbecome tiresomecheesycornballcornycutecutesydisgustingdrippygooeyhoneyedickymaudlinmawkishmushynauseatingOTTover the topover-sentimentaloversweetpallsaccharinesappysentimentalsick-makingsickeningsickly sweetsloppyslushysugarysyrupytreaclytwee