marshmallow

[mahrsh-mel-oh, -mal-oh] / ˈmɑrʃˌmɛl oʊ, -ˌmæl oʊ /

ADJECTIVE

good-natured

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiable cordial even-tempered friendly good-hearted good-humored gracious

WEAK

acquiescent agreeable altruistic benevolent bighearted breezy charitable complaisant compliant easy helpful kind kindly lenient mild moderate nice obliging softie tolerant warmhearted well-disposed willing to please

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aloof cool disagreeable hateful mean rude unfriendly unsociable

WEAK

bad

Example Sentences

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Then there’s bruising running back Mark Fletcher Jr., who runs through 300-pound defenders as if they were made of marshmallow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Charities have warned of a growing trade in wild animals across Scotland after a monkey was discovered in a bird cage in East Lothian with a marshmallow addiction.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Wilcox got Frosty — a chunky goat the color of a softly toasted marshmallow — in 2021 when he lived in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

But even his nonsensible marshmallow responses to her didn’t matter.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

I tried to swallow, but it felt like a giant marshmallow was stuck in my throat.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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