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candy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of candy

to make more desirable

  • the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers
Synonyms of candy

dress up, enhance, sweeten
Words Related to candy

ameliorate, enrich, improve, meliorate

embellish, soup up, trick

cosmeticize, doll up, spruce

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