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

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

The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune. — EW.com, 11 June 2020

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