DULCIFY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

dulcify

verb

Definition of dulcify

as in to sweeten

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Verb

This double-crust, old-fashioned pie might look ordinary on the outside, but when it’s sliced, the inside reveals vibrant orange layers of sweet potatoes flecked with spices and sweetened with sugar and sorghum syrup.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2026
Starbucks Cold Brew is sweetened with vanilla syrup and topped with the same Velvet Mascarpone Cold Foam and cocoa cookie crumbs as the latte.

— Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sweeten

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These days, the playing field has widened considerably, with gentle chemical formulas and K-beauty options designed to pamper and protect the skin.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
At one point luxury travel meant being able to be anywhere and have the comforts of your office—yachts and Aman resorts offer satellite service and Wi-Fi so that you can be pampered but still take a meeting or be active in the family group chat.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of pamper

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One way to explain this peculiar comportment is the existence of a massive planet gravitationally influencing these bodies, coaxing their orbits into a roughly systematic arrangement.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
Will that be enough to coax increasingly cost-conscious buyers into dealer showrooms?

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of coax

Verb

You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.

— Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.

— James Surowiecki, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019

Definition of mollycoddle

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There has always been friction between Reed and Helen, but in the main, Reed has been successful in using a shifting combination of wheedling, scolding, complimenting, and threatening to ensure Helen fullfils her mission objectives.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Chef Albert was a restaurateur trying to wheedle a good review out of a tough restaurant critic.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of wheedle

Verb

The narrator, while navigating her father’s spells of anger and silence as a teen-ager, learned to coddle his moods, to seek approval—first from him, and later from everyone else.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
The Duo doesn't feel like a delicate flower that needs to be coddled gently.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of coddle

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