Synonyms of dulcet

dulcet

adjective

ˈdəl-sət 

as in pleasant

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

although she flashed a dulcet smile, she was secretly seething with resentment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleasant
• sweet
• delightful
• delicious
• pleasing
• enjoyable
• nice
• heavenly
• satisfying
• soothing
• good
• welcome
• jolly
• dreamy
• pretty
• comforting
• delectable
• agreeable
• congenial
• luscious
• felicitous
• pleasurable
• savory
• tempting
• amusing
• tasty
• darling
• gratifying
• palatable
• grateful
• charming
• comfortable
• blessed
• desirable
• blissful
• attractive
• happy
• delightsome
• fascinating
• alluring
• cheerful
• enchanting
• inviting
• enviable
• amiable
• calming
• entertaining
• genial
• cheery
• affable
• gracious
• joyous
• relishable
• kindly
• hospitable
• personable
• rapturous
• goodly
• good-natured
• euphoric
• ecstatic
• exhilarating
• diverting
• intoxicating
• recreative
• glad
• elating
• felicific
• gemütlich
• nirvanic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpleasant
• disagreeable
• unwelcome
• ghastly
• obnoxious
• horrid
• hellish
• vile
• bilious
• wretched
• abominable
• unpalatable
• odious
• miserable
• repugnant
• offensive
• repulsive
• disgusting
• insipid
• flat
• unsavory
• dull
• tedious
• boring
• distasteful
• hateful
• repellent
• irksome
• detestable
• commonplace
• stale
• mournful
• abhorrent
• gloomy
• doleful
• sad
• lugubrious
• dolorous
• dreary
• tragic
• depressing
• dismal
• unhappy
• sorrowful
• irritating
• god-awful
• annoying
• lamentable
• revulsive
• aggravating
• displeasing
• hostile
• joyless
• pleasureless
• deplorable
• lachrymose
• heartrending
• exasperating
• regrettable
• vexing
• disheartening
• yucky
• perturbing
• heartbreaking
• forbidding
• maddening
• disturbing
• dissatisfying
• infuriating
• distressing
• peeving
• upsetting
• intimidating
• inflaming
• rankling
• riling
• incensing
• enraging
• outraging
• angering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dulcet

Pálmason’s follow-up to his austere 19th-century drama Godland is a constantly surprising film with an immaculate sense of framing and pacing—and an evocative, dulcet piano score by Harry Hunt—dotted with idiosyncratic flights of fancy that never detract from the central emotional authenticity. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

This time, the message is accompanied by a one-minute countdown clock and the dulcet sounds of Frank Sinatra’s vocals. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025

Audio-Technica There's a mode to improve voice clarity while taking calls, with AI noise reduction on tap to focus on the speaker's dulcet tones. — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025

Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023

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