How many syllables in sweet?

There is 1 syllable in the word sweet.

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sweet

How to pronounce sweet:

Definition of sweet:

sweet (adjective):: tasting of or like sugar; having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.; being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is usually pleasing to the taste and typically induced by sugars (as sucrose or glucose) compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, salty entry 1 sense 1b, sour entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2

Synonyms for sweet:

adored

beloved

cherished

cloying

darling

dear

fair-haired

favored

favorite

fond

honeyed

icky

loved

pet

precious

saccharine

special

sugary

sweetened

sweetish

syrupy

treacly

Antonyms for sweet:

nonsweet

sugarfree

sugarless

unsugared

unsweet

unsweetened

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