sentimental vs hokey

sentimental and hokey both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sentimental	No	Yes	No	No
hokey	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sentimental and hokey are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sentimental include bathetic, drippy, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, slushy, soppy, soupy.

sentimental (adjective)	hokey (adjective)
effusively or insincerely emotional	artificially formal
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality	effusively or insincerely emotional