| Main Entry: | honeyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweetened |
Synonyms: |
cajoling, candied, dulcet, flattering, ingratiating, sugarcoated, sugary |
| Main Entry: | stiffen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become harder |
Synonyms: |
anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, reinforce, set, solidify, stabilize, starch, steady, strengthen, tauten, tense, thicken |
Antonyms: |
liquefy, loosen, melt |
| Main Entry: | sweet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sugary |
Synonyms: |
candied, candy-coated, cloying, delicious, honeyed, like candy, like honey, luscious, nectarous, sacchariferous, saccharine, sugar-coated, sugared, sweetened, syrupy, toothsome |
Antonyms: |
acid, bitter, salty, sour |
| Main Entry: | sweeten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add sugar |
Synonyms: |
add sweetening, candy, candy-coat, honey, make sweet, make toothsome, mull, sugar, sugar-coat |
Antonyms: |
salt, sour |
| Main Entry: | sugary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing sugar |
Synonyms: |
candied, granular, sticky, sweet |
| Main Entry: | saccharine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sugary |
Synonyms: |
candied, cloying, honeyed, ingratiating, sentimental, sweet, syrupy |
| Notes: | the artificial sweetener is saccharin; the adjective 'excessively sweet' is saccharine |
| Main Entry: | sugary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweetened |
Synonyms: |
candied, flattering, glace, honeyed, mawkish, pleasant, sacchariferous, saccharine, sticky, sweet, syrupy |