sweeter

ADJECTIVE

sugary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicious luscious sweetened syrupy

WEAK

candied candy-coated cloying honeyed like candy like honey nectarous sacchariferous saccharine sugar-coated sugared toothsome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unsavory

WEAK

acid bitter cacophonous discordant malodorous mean salty sour stinking stinky ugly unfriendly unpleasant

ADJECTIVE

friendly, kind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appealing beautiful charming delicious delightful engaging generous gentle lovable loving luscious mild mushy pleasant pleasing tender

STRONG

beloved darling dear dearest fair patient pet taking winning

WEAK

affectionate agreeable amiable angelic attractive cherished companionable considerate delectable dulcet good-humored good-natured heavenly precious reasonable saccharine sweet-tempered sympathetic thoughtful treasured unselfish winsome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreeable hard harsh hateful horrible mean nasty offensive repulsive rough unfeeling unhappy unpleasant unsavory violent

STRONG

despised hated

WEAK

acid bitter cacophonous discordant malodorous salty sour stinking stinky ugly unfriendly

ADJECTIVE

nice-smelling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aromatic clean fragrant fresh pure savory spicy

WEAK

ambrosial aromal balmy new perfumed perfumy redolent scented sweet-smelling wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bland dirty impure indefinite polluted stale tasteless unchaste

WEAK

acid bitter cacophonous discordant malodorous mean salty sour stinking stinky ugly unfriendly unpleasant

ADJECTIVE

nice-sounding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mellow rich smooth soft soothing

STRONG

musical

WEAK

dulcet euphonic euphonious harmonious mellifluous melodic melodious orotund rotund silver-tongued silvery sonorous sweet-sounding tuneful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hard rough

WEAK

acid bitter cacophonous discordant malodorous mean salty sour stinking stinky ugly unfriendly unpleasant

Example Sentences

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It’s essentially something between olive oil and olio santo, except it’s a little sweeter and less spicy.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Think fewer ripped bodices, more compression socks — and all the sweeter for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Victory was made even sweeter for scorer Ben Waine by the fact that he is a boyhood fan of Sunderland's big rivals Newcastle.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

To partake of the forbidden apple cake—and who could resist it?—is to know that joy is always ringed by sorrow, and made sweeter for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"An offer had to be made—though a wiser man might have offered sweeter terms."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin