sweet
adjectiveHow many syllables in sweet?
There is 1 syllable in the word 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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