Synonyms for Sweet
16 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Sweet" (adjective) include cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly, sweetish.
Adjective
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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cloyingsaccharinesyrupytreaclysweetish
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
"an angelic smile" "a cherubic face" "looking so seraphic when he slept" "a sweet disposition"
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angelicangelicalcherubicseraphic
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lovableloveable
pleasing to the ear
"the dulcet tones of the cello"
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dulcethoneyedmellifluousmellisonant
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melodiousmelodicmusical
pleasing to the senses
"the sweet song of the lark" "the sweet face of a child"
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pleasing
pleasing to the mind or feeling
"sweet revenge"
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gratifying
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pleasing
having a natural fragrance
"odoriferous spices" "the odorous air of the orchard" "the perfumed air of June" "scented flowers"
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odoriferousodorousperfumedscentedsweet-scentedsweet-smelling
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fragrant
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
"sweet dessert wines"
not containing or composed of salt water
"fresh water"
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fresh
not soured or preserved
"sweet milk"
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freshunfermented
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unsoured
with sweetening added
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sugaredsweetenedsweet-flavored
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sugary
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sourdrysalty
Noun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
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henry sweet
a dish served as the last course of a meal
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dessertafters
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course
a food rich in sugar
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confection
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dainty
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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sweetnesssugariness
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taste
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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sweetness
Broader
taste property
Adverb
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
"Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly" "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare "talking sweet to each other"
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sweetly
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