The opposite word of sweet

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  • sour

    nice-smelling, friendly

  • disagreeable

    friendly

  • unpleasant

    nice-sounding, nice-smelling

  • hateful

    friendly

  • nasty

    friendly

  • unsavory

    friendly, sugary

  • malodorous

    nice-sounding, nice-smelling

  • stinking

    nice-sounding, nice-smelling

  • stinky

    sugary, nice-smelling

  • repulsive

  • horrible

  • offensive

  • harsh

  • discordant

    nice-sounding, sugary

  • acid

    nice-sounding, sugary

  • bitter

    sugary

  • salty

  • mean

  • ugly

  • unhappy

  • stale

  • foul

  • smelly

  • unfriendly

  • cacophonous

  • hated

  • despised

  • unappealing

  • dry

  • vinegary

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  1. sweetadjective

    Having a helpful disposition.

    It was sweet of him to help out.

    Synonyms:
    kind, helpful, gracious, sensitive, thoughtful

  2. sweetadjective

    Antonyms:
    sour

  3. sweetnoun

    Antonyms:
    uncool, lame

    Synonyms:
    rad, awesome, wicked

  4. sweetnoun

    Synonyms:
    sweetness

  5. sweetadverb

    Synonyms:
    bonbon, lolly, confectionery, confection, candy

  6. sweetadjective

    In a sweet manner.

    Antonyms:
    salty, sour, bitter

    Synonyms:
    sweetly

  7. sweetadjective

    Having a taste of sugar.

    Synonyms:
    saccharine, sugary

  8. sweetnoun

    Containing a sweetening ingredient.

    Can we see the sweet menu, please?

    Antonyms:
    nonsweet, sugarless, unsweetened, unsugared

    Synonyms:
    sweetened, sugared, dessert

  9. sweetadjective

    Retaining a portion of sugar.

    Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

    Antonyms:
    dry

  10. sweetadjective

    Not having a salty taste.

    Antonyms:
    savoury, salty

    Synonyms:
    fresh, unsalty

  11. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasant smell.

    a sweet scent

    Synonyms:
    sweet-smelling, perfumed, sweet-scented, odorous, odoriferous, scented, fragrant

  12. sweetadjective

    Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

    sweet milk

    Antonyms:
    fermented, sour, spoiled, stale, decaying, rancid

    Synonyms:
    wholesome, unfermented, fresh

  13. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasant sound.

    Synonyms:
    mellifluous, honeyed, dulcet, mellisonant

  14. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasing disposition.

    a sweet child

    Synonyms:
    cute, pleasant, lovable

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  1. sweet

    Amiable combines the senses of lovable or lovely and loving; the amiable character has ready affection and kindliness for others, with the qualities that are adapted to win their love; amiable is a higher and stronger word than good-natured or agreeable. Lovely is often applied to externals; as, a lovely face. Amiable denotes a disposition desirous to cheer, please, and make happy. A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable. The engaging, winning, and winsome add to amiability something of beauty, accomplishments, and grace. The benignant are calmly kind, as from a height and a distance. Kind, good-natured people may be coarse and rude, and so fail to be agreeable or pleasing; the really amiable are likely to avoid such faults by their earnest desire to please. The good-natured have an easy disposition to get along comfortably with every one in all circumstances. A sweet disposition is very sure to be amiable, the loving heart bringing out all that is lovable and lovely in character.

    Antonyms:
    acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, hateful, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely

    Synonyms:
    agreeable, amiable, attractive, benignant, engaging, gentle, good-natured, harming, kind, lovable, lovely, loving, pleasant, pleasing, winning, winsome

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  1. sweetadjective

    Antonyms:
    sour, bitter, unsweet, fetid, offensive, nauseous, olid, stinking, nasty, inharmonious, discordant, unlovely, repulsive, unwholesome, putrid, tainted, ungentle, unamiable

    Synonyms:
    saccharine, luscious, fragrant, dulcet, melodious, harmonious, musical, beautiful, lovely, wholesome, pleasing, pure, mild, winning, agreeable, fresh, gentle, amiable

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  1. Sweet, Henry Sweetnoun

    English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

    Antonyms:
    displeasing, sugarless, acidulous, acerb, vinegary, dry, sourish, acetose, tart, brut, unmelodious, malodorous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky, acidic, sour, medium-dry, acetous, nonsweet, tangy, subacid, hateful, acidulent, unsweet, soured, vinegarish, astringent, malodourous, unmelodic, lemony, lemonlike, acid, unmusical, sec, acerbic

    Synonyms:
    sugariness, dessert, sweetness, afters, confection

  2. dessert, sweet, aftersnoun

    a dish served as the last course of a meal

    Antonyms:
    unmelodious, tart, acetose, unmusical, sour, acid, acidic, nonsweet, unpleasant-smelling, subacid, soured, lemony, sugarless, brut, vinegarish, stinky, tangy, acerb, acetous, malodorous, acidulous, acerbic, acidulent, sec, ill-smelling, dry, sourish, unmelodic, medium-dry, displeasing, astringent, unsweet, malodourous, vinegary, hateful, lemonlike

    Synonyms:
    sugariness, afters, dessert, sweetness, confection

  3. sweet, confectionnoun

    a food rich in sugar

    Antonyms:
    unmelodious, unpleasant-smelling, lemonlike, sourish, unmelodic, lemony, vinegarish, hateful, soured, subacid, malodorous, stinky, medium-dry, nonsweet, acidic, dry, ill-smelling, acerbic, acidulous, brut, sec, tangy, unmusical, sour, acerb, acetous, unsweet, malodourous, acidulent, acid, acetose, displeasing, sugarless, astringent, vinegary, tart

    Synonyms:
    concoction, sugariness, dessert, sweetness, afters, confection

  4. sweet, sweetness, sugarinessnoun

    the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

    Antonyms:
    nonsweet, lemonlike, tart, sour, hateful, displeasing, malodourous, astringent, acidic, acidulous, unmelodious, acid, sourish, acetous, unmelodic, dry, lemony, unsweet, brut, acerbic, malodorous, sec, acerb, unpleasant-smelling, unmusical, sugarless, subacid, vinegarish, medium-dry, acetose, acidulent, ill-smelling, stinky, vinegary, soured, tangy

    Synonyms:
    dessert, sweetness, fragrance, redolence, confection, bouquet, sugariness, fragrancy, pleasantness, afters

  5. sweetness, sweetadjective

    the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

    Antonyms:
    malodourous, sec, unmelodious, vinegarish, displeasing, medium-dry, sourish, vinegary, unpleasant-smelling, acetose, tart, acidulent, astringent, subacid, acerbic, unmelodic, acid, unmusical, dry, stinky, lemony, acidulous, sour, ill-smelling, acidic, sugarless, tangy, malodorous, brut, lemonlike, soured, acetous, acerb, unsweet, hateful, nonsweet

    Synonyms:
    fragrance, sweetness, confection, dessert, bouquet, redolence, fragrancy, pleasantness, sugariness, afters

  6. sweetadjective

    having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

    Antonyms:
    acid, acerb, astringent, acidulent, vinegary, sugarless, lemonlike, nonsweet, displeasing, ill-smelling, lemony, hateful, medium-dry, tart, stinky, brut, acetous, unmelodic, soured, malodorous, dry, vinegarish, unmusical, subacid, tangy, malodourous, unsweet, sec, acerbic, unmelodious, acidulous, acidic, unpleasant-smelling, sour, acetose, sourish

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant

  7. angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweetadjective

    having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

    «an angelic smile»; «a cherubic face»; «looking so seraphic when he slept»; «a sweet disposition»

    Antonyms:
    malodorous, unmelodious, unsweet, vinegarish, brut, sourish, displeasing, acidic, nonsweet, acidulent, tart, astringent, medium-dry, soured, subacid, malodourous, acidulous, sour, hateful, lemony, acetous, acid, acerb, acerbic, ill-smelling, dry, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, unmusical, vinegary, sec, unmelodic, sugarless, stinky, lemonlike, acetose

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, saintlike, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, saintly, beatific, sweet-scented, mellifluous, fresh, dulcet, sweetened, sainted, odoriferous, unfermented, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant, seraphical

  8. dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweetadjective

    pleasing to the ear

    «the dulcet tones of the cello»

    Antonyms:
    subacid, acidic, dry, nonsweet, sec, acetose, unsweet, sugarless, hateful, lemonlike, astringent, acerbic, brut, displeasing, stinky, tangy, vinegary, soured, acidulent, acerb, sourish, lemony, medium-dry, unmusical, malodorous, unmelodic, sour, unmelodious, acid, tart, ill-smelling, unpleasant-smelling, acidulous, malodourous, vinegarish, acetous

    Synonyms:
    mellifluous, odorous, angelic, fresh, mellisonant, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, scented, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, sweet-flavored, honied, syrupy

  9. sweetadjective

    pleasing to the senses

    «the sweet song of the lark»; «the sweet face of a child»

    Antonyms:
    tangy, nonsweet, unsweet, hateful, acetous, sec, dry, acidulent, sour, unmelodic, lemony, astringent, sourish, stinky, medium-dry, acetose, soured, sugarless, unmelodious, malodorous, acerb, acerbic, subacid, acid, displeasing, acidic, ill-smelling, vinegarish, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, lemonlike, tart, unmusical, brut, acidulous, vinegary

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant

  10. gratifying, sweetadjective

    pleasing to the mind or feeling

    «sweet revenge»

    Antonyms:
    acidic, malodourous, lemony, malodorous, tart, sour, nonsweet, dry, sugarless, vinegary, lemonlike, acetous, astringent, subacid, sec, acerbic, soured, acetose, displeasing, stinky, ill-smelling, medium-dry, acid, unmelodious, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, sourish, unsweet, unmusical, brut, acidulous, acidulent, hateful, unmelodic, vinegarish, acerb

    Synonyms:
    odorous, pleasurable, fresh, enjoyable, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, angelic, mellisonant, sweet-flavored

  11. odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smellingadjective

    having a natural fragrance

    «odoriferous spices»; «the odorous air of the orchard»; «the perfumed air of June»; «scented flowers»

    Antonyms:
    acidic, soured, lemonlike, subacid, acetous, acidulent, acerb, dry, malodorous, unmelodious, unmelodic, displeasing, brut, tart, malodourous, lemony, unmusical, ill-smelling, acid, medium-dry, acerbic, vinegarish, unsweet, sourish, acetose, sec, sour, sugarless, unpleasant-smelling, hateful, vinegary, stinky, acidulous, tangy, astringent, nonsweet

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, odoriferous, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, scented, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, sweet-flavored, mellisonant

  12. sweetadjective

    (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

    «sweet dessert wines»

    Antonyms:
    acidulous, sourish, malodourous, acidulent, malodorous, acidic, unpleasant-smelling, unmusical, acetose, sugarless, acerbic, brut, dry, lemony, displeasing, medium-dry, vinegary, subacid, tart, acid, acetous, stinky, lemonlike, acerb, tangy, hateful, unmelodic, unsweet, unmelodious, vinegarish, soured, astringent, sec, nonsweet, ill-smelling, sour

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant

  13. fresh, sweetadjective

    not containing or composed of salt water

    «fresh water»

    Antonyms:
    stinky, ill-smelling, astringent, vinegary, hateful, unpleasant-smelling, displeasing, acidic, unmelodic, sugarless, tangy, tart, lemony, acid, brut, malodorous, vinegarish, acerb, unmelodious, medium-dry, unsweet, dry, sourish, lemonlike, acerbic, acidulent, malodourous, acetous, sour, acidulous, subacid, soured, acetose, nonsweet, unmusical, sec

    Synonyms:
    dulcet, scented, invigorated, new, wise, mellifluous, brisk, sweet-flavored, odoriferous, saucy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, honeyed, angelic, smart, sassy, mellisonant, overbold, gratifying, cherubic, clean, sugared, angelical, seraphic, impertinent, fresh, sweetened, reinvigorated, impudent, odorous, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, tonic, bracing, refreshed, perfumed, unfermented

  14. fresh, sweet, unfermentedadjective

    not soured or preserved

    «sweet milk»

    Antonyms:
    unmelodic, vinegary, sourish, subacid, acidic, unmelodious, nonsweet, acerb, soured, lemonlike, hateful, brut, malodourous, sugarless, malodorous, acid, unmusical, lemony, displeasing, medium-dry, dry, acidulous, ill-smelling, vinegarish, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, unsweet, acetose, stinky, acidulent, acetous, sec, sour, acerbic, astringent, tart

    Synonyms:
    dulcet, scented, invigorated, new, wise, mellifluous, brisk, sweet-flavored, odoriferous, saucy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, honeyed, angelic, smart, sassy, mellisonant, overbold, gratifying, cherubic, clean, sugared, angelical, seraphic, impertinent, fresh, sweetened, reinvigorated, impudent, odorous, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, tonic, bracing, refreshed, perfumed, unfermented

  15. sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavoredadverb

    with sweetening added

    Antonyms:
    sour, dry, tangy, acid, lemonlike, brut, displeasing, medium-dry, acidulent, sourish, unmelodic, acidulous, vinegarish, vinegary, stinky, malodorous, unmelodious, subacid, acetous, unmusical, acidic, unsweet, acerbic, sec, ill-smelling, sugarless, acerb, tart, malodourous, nonsweet, hateful, lemony, astringent, soured, acetose, unpleasant-smelling

    Synonyms:
    odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, seraphic, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, sweet-flavored, scented, mellisonant

  16. sweetly, sweetadverb

    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»

    Antonyms:
    tangy, sugarless, vinegary, displeasing, hateful, sour, vinegarish, malodourous, soured, lemonlike, unpleasant-smelling, nonsweet, malodorous, medium-dry, acidic, sourish, acerbic, lemony, unmusical, astringent, acid, brut, sec, dry, subacid, acidulent, unmelodious, acidulous, acetous, unsweet, tart, stinky, acetose, ill-smelling, unmelodic, acerb

    Synonyms:
    sweetly

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  1. sweetadjective

    Antonyms:
    bitter, acrid, tart, sour

    Synonyms:
    saccharine, honeyed, sugary, nectarean, ambrosial, nectareous, dulcet, melodious, harmonious, mellifluous, silvery, symphonious, tuneful, winsome, winning

How to use sweet in a sentence?

  1. Manuel Miranda:

    My heart is broken into pieces. I will forever remember you, my sweet angel.

  2. Erin Hawley:

    One nice thing that Josh does is he’s almost always home for dinner, he does a lot of TV, a lot of interviews, has a lot of commitments and speaking engagements and the like, but he’s almost always able to be home for at least a late dinner and then to help put the boys to bed. He has this really sweet routine where he prays with them and reads to them.

  3. William Wordsworth:

    In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

  4. Rae Lin:

    Fried chicken stalls are definitely one of Taiwanese people’s favorite late night eateries, stalls usually offer a range of food like calamari and sweet potato.

  5. Yumna Jawad:

    [Custard yogurt toast] is easy, sweet and offers a great source of protein from the egg and yogurt.

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  • as in loved



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  • as in gracious



  • as in adorable



  • as in delicious

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adjective

Definition of sweetnext

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as in loved

granted special treatment or attention

promised his dying mother that he would always take care of his sweet sister

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  • loved

  • beloved

  • cherished

  • precious

  • darling

  • adored

  • special

  • favorite

  • dear

  • pet

  • favored

  • fair—haired

  • fond

  • white—headed

  • appreciated

  • admired

  • relished

  • treasured

  • revered

  • esteemed

  • prized

  • preferred


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unbeloved

  • disliked

  • hated

  • despised

  • detested

  • abhorred

  • forgotten

  • ignored

  • disdained

  • unfavorite

  • abominated

  • disfavored

  • estranged

  • abandoned

  • alienated

  • execrated

  • loathed

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  • unbeloved

  • disliked

  • hated

  • despised

  • detested

  • abhorred

  • forgotten

  • ignored

  • disdained

  • unfavorite

  • abominated

  • disfavored

  • estranged

  • abandoned

  • alienated

  • execrated

  • loathed

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as in fragrant

having a pleasant smell

breathed in the sweet air of the azalea garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fragrant

  • aromatic

  • spicy

  • scented

  • savory

  • savoury

  • perfumed

  • redolent

  • fresh

  • ambrosial

  • fruity

  • flowery

  • pungent

  • pure

  • odorous

  • clean

  • odiferous

  • odored

  • odoriferous


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  • strong

  • stinky

  • stinking

  • smelly

  • putrid

  • foul

  • malodorous

  • fetid

  • noisome

  • rancid

  • reeking

  • skunky

  • odorless

  • rank

  • reeky

  • unscented

  • stenchful

  • stenchy

  • musty

  • stale

  • fusty

  • gamy

  • gamey

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  • strong

  • stinky

  • stinking

  • smelly

  • putrid

  • foul

  • malodorous

  • fetid

  • noisome

  • rancid

  • reeking

  • skunky

  • odorless

  • rank

  • reeky

  • unscented

  • stenchful

  • stenchy

  • musty

  • stale

  • fusty

  • gamy

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as in gracious

having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations

a very sweet man directed us to the lost and found

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gracious

  • pleasant

  • nice

  • amiable

  • delightful

  • mellow

  • kind

  • friendly

  • cheerful

  • agreeable

  • gentle

  • affable

  • clever

  • attractive

  • good—natured

  • genial

  • good—tempered

  • thoughtful

  • polite

  • cheery

  • benign

  • well—disposed

  • neighborly

  • cordial

  • enjoyable

  • sunny

  • amicable

  • civil

  • companionable

  • courteous

  • considerate

  • likable

  • obliging

  • sociable

  • accommodating

  • conversable

  • glad

  • likeable

  • amenable


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpleasant

  • disagreeable

  • ungracious

  • surly

  • unkind

  • unamiable

  • ungenial

  • rude

  • boorish

  • irritable

  • petulant

  • touchy

  • inconsiderate

  • cantankerous

  • grumpy

  • fussy

  • grouchy

  • unmannerly

  • peevish

  • impolite

  • snappish

  • discourteous

  • unsociable

  • crabby

  • irascible

  • sour

  • uncivil

  • churlish

  • testy

  • ornery

  • bilious

  • choleric

  • bearish

  • dyspeptic

  • contrary

  • ill—tempered

  • querulous

  • contentious

  • ill—natured

  • unattractive

  • argumentative

  • unappealing

  • ill—mannered

  • cranky

  • vinegary

  • ill—humored

  • quick—tempered

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  • unpleasant

  • disagreeable

  • ungracious

  • surly

  • unkind

  • unamiable

  • ungenial

  • rude

  • boorish

  • irritable

  • petulant

  • touchy

  • inconsiderate

  • cantankerous

  • grumpy

  • fussy

  • grouchy

  • unmannerly

  • peevish

  • impolite

  • snappish

  • discourteous

  • unsociable

  • crabby

  • irascible

  • sour

  • uncivil

  • churlish

  • testy

  • ornery

  • bilious

  • choleric

  • bearish

  • dyspeptic

  • contrary

  • ill—tempered

  • querulous

  • contentious

  • ill—natured

  • unattractive

  • argumentative

  • unappealing

  • ill—mannered

  • cranky

  • vinegary

  • ill—humored

  • quick—tempered

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4

as in adorable

having qualities that tend to make one loved

a sweet little kitten

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • adorable

  • dear

  • beautiful

  • lovely

  • precious

  • darling

  • loved

  • lovable

  • charming

  • endearing

  • winsome

  • loveable

  • enchanting

  • delightful

  • attractive

  • winning

  • disarming

  • beloved

  • lovesome

  • cherished

  • cheerful

  • kind

  • pleasant

  • alluring

  • favorite

  • appealing

  • nice

  • kissable

  • desirable

  • fascinating

  • treasured

  • captivating

  • embraceable

  • favored

  • admirable

  • gracious

  • pleasing

  • likable

  • friendly

  • entrancing

  • engaging

  • agreeable

  • affable

  • cordial

  • likeable

  • good—natured

  • fetching

  • genial

  • good—tempered

  • respectable

  • reputable

  • well—disposed


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hateful

  • loathsome

  • unpleasant

  • odious

  • horrible

  • detestable

  • abominable

  • nasty

  • disagreeable

  • abhorrent

  • disgusting

  • offensive

  • wretched

  • ugly

  • grotesque

  • heinous

  • distasteful

  • repulsive

  • lousy

  • contemptible

  • monstrous

  • hideous

  • awful

  • frightful

  • unloved

  • repugnant

  • vile

  • unlovable

  • obnoxious

  • unattractive

  • dreadful

  • shocking

  • horrid

  • repellent

  • scandalous

  • sickening

  • obscene

  • foul

  • revolting

  • unlikable

  • appalling

  • nauseating

  • unsightly

  • horrendous

  • ill—favored

  • ogreish

  • noisome

  • repellant

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  • hateful

  • loathsome

  • unpleasant

  • odious

  • horrible

  • detestable

  • abominable

  • nasty

  • disagreeable

  • abhorrent

  • disgusting

  • offensive

  • wretched

  • ugly

  • grotesque

  • heinous

  • distasteful

  • repulsive

  • lousy

  • contemptible

  • monstrous

  • hideous

  • awful

  • frightful

  • unloved

  • repugnant

  • vile

  • unlovable

  • obnoxious

  • unattractive

  • dreadful

  • shocking

  • horrid

  • repellent

  • scandalous

  • sickening

  • obscene

  • foul

  • revolting

  • unlikable

  • appalling

  • nauseating

  • unsightly

  • horrendous

  • ill—favored

  • ogreish

  • noisome

  • repellant

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5

as in delicious

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

the glowing reviews of his novel were the sweetest things the writer had ever read

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • delicious

  • delightful

  • pleasant

  • nice

  • pleasing

  • enjoyable

  • good

  • satisfying

  • heavenly

  • pretty

  • welcome

  • savory

  • tasty

  • soothing

  • darling

  • dreamy

  • jolly

  • luscious

  • delectable

  • comforting

  • tempting

  • pleasurable

  • charming

  • amusing

  • agreeable

  • savoury

  • blessed

  • congenial

  • grateful

  • gratifying

  • happy

  • comfortable

  • felicitous

  • attractive

  • palatable

  • dulcet

  • delightsome

  • fascinating

  • desirable

  • cheerful

  • alluring

  • blissful

  • enchanting

  • inviting

  • blest

  • entertaining

  • gracious

  • calming

  • cheery

  • amiable

  • enviable

  • joyous

  • relishable

  • hospitable

  • personable

  • affable

  • kindly

  • intoxicating

  • goodly

  • genial

  • good—natured

  • rapturous

  • exhilarating

  • glad

  • ecstatic

  • recreative

  • euphoric

  • diverting

  • felicific

  • elating

  • gemütlich

  • nirvanic


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpleasant

  • disagreeable

  • obnoxious

  • disgusting

  • horrid

  • unwelcome

  • vile

  • miserable

  • sad

  • ghastly

  • repulsive

  • unpalatable

  • wretched

  • abominable

  • hateful

  • repugnant

  • offensive

  • hellish

  • flat

  • boring

  • yucky

  • distasteful

  • unsavory

  • insipid

  • odious

  • detestable

  • dull

  • tragic

  • tedious

  • sorrowful

  • mournful

  • irksome

  • bilious

  • abhorrent

  • repellent

  • unhappy

  • gloomy

  • depressing

  • annoying

  • heartbreaking

  • doleful

  • commonplace

  • stale

  • irritating

  • dreary

  • pleasureless

  • revulsive

  • tragical

  • lachrymose

  • dismal

  • lugubrious

  • yukky

  • exasperating

  • joyless

  • aggravating

  • displeasing

  • hostile

  • deplorable

  • god—awful

  • heartrending

  • regrettable

  • dissatisfying

  • dolorous

  • disheartening

  • vexing

  • lamentable

  • disturbing

  • perturbing

  • repellant

  • maddening

  • infuriating

  • forbidding

  • intimidating

  • upsetting

  • distressing

  • peeving

  • enraging

  • angering

  • outraging

  • rankling

  • inflaming

  • enflaming

  • riling

  • incensing

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  • unpleasant

  • disagreeable

  • obnoxious

  • disgusting

  • horrid

  • unwelcome

  • vile

  • miserable

  • sad

  • ghastly

  • repulsive

  • unpalatable

  • wretched

  • abominable

  • hateful

  • repugnant

  • offensive

  • hellish

  • flat

  • boring

  • yucky

  • distasteful

  • unsavory

  • insipid

  • odious

  • detestable

  • dull

  • tragic

  • tedious

  • sorrowful

  • mournful

  • irksome

  • bilious

  • abhorrent

  • repellent

  • unhappy

  • gloomy

  • depressing

  • annoying

  • heartbreaking

  • doleful

  • commonplace

  • stale

  • irritating

  • dreary

  • pleasureless

  • revulsive

  • tragical

  • lachrymose

  • dismal

  • lugubrious

  • yukky

  • exasperating

  • joyless

  • aggravating

  • displeasing

  • hostile

  • deplorable

  • god—awful

  • heartrending

  • regrettable

  • dissatisfying

  • dolorous

  • disheartening

  • vexing

  • lamentable

  • disturbing

  • perturbing

  • repellant

  • maddening

  • infuriating

  • forbidding

  • intimidating

  • upsetting

  • distressing

  • peeving

  • enraging

  • angering

  • outraging

  • rankling

  • inflaming

  • enflaming

  • riling

  • incensing

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sweet

2 of 2

noun

1

as in confection

a food having a high sugar content

remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • confection

  • candy

  • dessert

  • sweetmeat

  • sweeties

  • confectionery

  • confectionary

  • pastry

  • afters

  • entremets

2

as in darling

a person with whom one is in love

my darling, my sweet, won’t you be mine?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • darling

  • sweetheart

  • sweetie

  • dear

  • love

  • beloved

  • girlfriend

  • lover

  • honey

  • girl

  • wife

  • boyfriend

  • flame

  • boy

  • truelove

  • husband

  • hon

  • sweetie pie

  • mistress

  • squeeze

  • gal

  • bride

  • lass

  • beau

  • tootsie

  • steady

  • pet

  • swain

  • paramour

  • doll

  • fellow

  • gallant

  • man

  • amour

  • wooer

  • date

  • groom

  • admirer

  • significant other

  • suitor

  • inamorata

  • ladylove

  • escort

  • duck(s)

  • crush

  • fiancé

  • intended

  • heartthrob

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a sweet smile

a cute smile

a nice smile

a precious smile

an adorable smile

a pleasant smile

a sweet smell

a fragrant smell

a lovely smell

a delightful smell

a nice smell

a delicious smell

a sweet voice

a gentle voice

a graceful voice

a charming voice

a soft voice

a precious voice

Phrases Containing sweet

  • sweet on
  • sweet talk
  • sweet on
  • sweet talk

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1. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.

Antonyms

  • sugarless
  • tasteless
  • sour
  • unmusical
  • tuneless
  • unpleasant
  • fragrant

Synonyms

  • tasty
  • treacly
  • saccharine
  • sugary
  • syrupy

2. sweet-faced

adjective. having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition.

Antonyms

  • faceless
  • anonymous

Synonyms

  • faced

3. sweet-smelling

adjective. having a natural fragrance.

Antonyms

  • malodorous
  • fragrant
  • savory
  • sugarless
  • tasteless
  • sour
  • unmelodious

Synonyms

  • odoriferous
  • sweet
  • fragrant
  • odorous
  • sweet-scented

4. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub.

Antonyms

  • hateful
  • unnaturally
  • tactlessness
  • inelegance
  • largeness
  • bigness
  • strength

Synonyms

  • cherubic
  • angelical
  • angelic
  • loveable
  • seraphic

5. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] pleasing to the ear.

Antonyms

  • unmelodious
  • comparable
  • infield
  • peripheral
  • right
  • left
  • disassemble

Synonyms

  • musical
  • mellifluous
  • honeyed
  • mellisonant
  • melodious

6. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] pleasing to the mind or feeling.

Antonyms

  • displeasing
  • unrefined
  • unfastidious

Synonyms

  • pleasing

7. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] having a natural fragrance.

Antonyms

  • malodorous
  • cultivated plant
  • dispose
  • indispose
  • stay
  • inflexibility
  • stand still

Synonyms

  • odoriferous
  • fragrant
  • odorous
  • sweet-scented
  • sweet-smelling

8. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] pleasing to the senses.

Antonyms

  • displeasing
  • rugged

Synonyms

  • pleasing

9. sweet

adjective. [‘ˈswiːt’] (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.

Antonyms

  • dry
  • sugarless

Synonyms

  • sugary

10. sweet

adverb. [‘ˈswiːt’] in an affectionate or loving manner (sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant ofsweetly’).

Antonyms

  • abstain
  • dislike

Synonyms

  • sweetly

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