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candy-coated

ADJECTIVE
sweet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicious luscious sweetened syrupy
WEAK
candied cloying honeyed like candy like honey nectarous sacchariferous saccharine sugar-coated sugared toothsome
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unsavory
WEAK
acid bitter salty sour

Example Sentences

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They give us candy-coated comedy with a surprisingly varied center, full of unexpected twists.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Director Mun is not handing her audience some candy-coated reunion story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Looking for proof of life amid the candy-coated anti-depressants of suburbia.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

The result is a pastel-coloured, candy-coated club anthem, whose infectious energy kept it in the charts for 39 weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

One was crammed with See’s Nuts & Chews, M & M’s, candy-coated cashews, instant hot chocolate with miniature marshmallows.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan