Synonyms of sauce

sauce 1 of 2

noun

ˈsȯs 

1

as in dressing

a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish

the chef poured sauce over the meat just before he served it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dressing
• gravy
• relish
• topping
• dip
• condiment
• seasoning
• marinade
• garnish
• fixing(s)

2

as in mouth

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• sass
• back talk
• cheek
• disrespect
• rudeness
• insolence
• impudence
• retort
• impertinence
• cuteness
• nonsense
• rejoinder
• comeback
• boldness
• tactlessness
• wisecrack
• backchat
• impoliteness
• riposte
• crossness
• guff
• audacity
• vulgarity
• coarseness
• bluntness
• crassness
• discourtesy
• brusqueness
• bluffness
• crudity
• gruffness
• brazenness
• surliness
• audaciousness
• abruptness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomacy
• politeness
• cordiality
• smoothness
• consideration
• civility
• courtesy
• gentility
• gallantry
• graciousness
• deference
• suavity
• tactfulness
• respect
• suaveness
• affability

3

as in nerve

shameless boldness

the woman was shocked by the sauce of the child who ran right up to her and asked for money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerve
• gall
• crust
• arrogance
• sauciness
• brass
• cheek
• confidence
• brashness
• face
• presumption
• assurance
• effrontery
• pertness
• cheekiness
• audacity
• temerity
• chutzpah
• audaciousness
• presumptuousness
• brazenness
• nerviness
• brassiness
• cockiness
• overconfidence
• self-confidence
• self-assurance
• sass
• back talk
• rudeness
• insolence
• disrespect
• impudence
• impoliteness
• incivility
• impertinence
• inconsiderateness
• hardihood
• sanguinity
• swagger
• swash
• discourteousness
• inconsideration
• ungraciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modesty
• shyness
• timidity
• bashfulness
• diffidence
• hesitancy
• manners
• gentility
• graciousness
• timorousness
• civility
• timidness
• faintheartedness
• courtesy
• mannerliness
• courteousness

4

as in liquor

slang a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

as soon as she returned home from the graveyard shift, she'd be hitting the sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liquor
• alcohol
• drink
• booze
• bottle
• rum
• wine
• juice
• beer
• vodka
• whiskey
• spirits
• ale
• brandy
• firewater
• tequila
• grog
• tipple
• strong drink
• stimulant
• moonshine
• hooch
• ardent spirits
• aqua vitae
• intoxicant
• lush
• potable
• sake
• cocktail
• gin
• John Barleycorn
• inebriant
• belt
• chaser
• pop
• load
• brew
• liqueur
• shooter
• aperitif
• slug
• malt liquor
• snifter
• mixed drink
• home brew
• bracer
• snort
• peg
• mead
• mum
• nightcap
• tot
• shot
• mescal
• schnapps
• digestif
• nip
• whet
• nappy
• brewage
• microbrew
• brewski
• barley-bree
• mao-tai
• Dutch courage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mix
• soda
• mixer
• pop
• soda pop
• nonintoxicant
• soft drink
• mocktail

sauce

2 of 2

verb

as in to flavor

Related Words

• flavor
• salt
• pepper
• enhance
• spice
• enrich
• season
• savor
• perfume
• lace
• aromatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sauce

Noun

Tana had an unusual path to becoming the restaurant owner of the renowned Hollywood red-sauce hideout. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

The point is that a good sauce can transform and elevate a simple dish. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Verb

Staff were required to redact condiments and sauce labels in hospitality areas with black tape because those companies don’t have financial arrangements with the most prestigious sports organization in the world. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

About a month earlier, an unshaven Bonsack showed up tableside in a trucker cap to sauce my dry-aged Rohan duck, a $155 stunner of a special that sells out in the first 20-30 minutes every single night. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026