- sweet
- sweet [adj1] sugary candied, candy-coated, cloying, delicious, honeyed, like candy, like honey, luscious, nectarous, saccharine, sugarcoated, sugared, sweetened, syrupy, toothsome; concept 462 —Ant. acid, bitter, salty, sour sweet [adj2] friendly, kind affectionate, agreeable, amiable, angelic, appealing, attractive, beautiful, beloved, charming, cherished, companionable, considerate, darling, dear, dearest, delectable, delicious, delightful, dulcet, engaging, fair, generous, gentle, good-humored, goodnatured, heavenly, lovable, loving, luscious, mild, mushy, patient, pet, pleasant, pleasing, precious, reasonable, saccharine, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, taking, tender, thoughtful, treasured, unselfish, winning, winsome; concepts 401,404,542 —Ant. mean, unfriendly, unpleasant sweet [adj3] nice-smelling ambrosial, aromal, aromatic, balmy, clean, fragrant, fresh, new, perfumed, perfumy, pure, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet-smelling, wholesome; concept 598 —Ant. malodorous, stinking, stinky, unpleasant sweet [adj4] nice-sounding dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical, orotund, rich, rotund, silver-tongued, silvery, smooth, soft, sonorous, soothing, sweet-sounding, tuneful; concept 594 —Ant. cacophonous, discordant, ugly sweet [n] sugary food bonbon, candy, chocolate, confection, confectionery, confiture, delight, dessert, enjoyment, final course, gratification, joy, pleasure, pudding, snack, sugarplum, sweetmeat; concepts 457,461
New thesaurus. 2014.