SAUCED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in spicy

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verb

past tense of sauce

as in spiced

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Recent Examples of sauced

Adjective

Firehouse meals may conjure images of red-sauced spaghetti, but the pasta at Ladder 13 is a bit more upscale. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026 Pici alla carbonara is a creamy-sauced pasta sprinkled with crispy guanciale and Pecorino Romano. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 But what looks good in the box often doesn’t hold up when sauced. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Layer on the sauced chicken and finish with a drizzle of homemade ranch dressing. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026 The sauced spaghetti can be prepared and refrigerated up to 3 days in advance. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 Supporters were spilling over each other in the stands and pressed up against the railings, sauced and sweaty and singing and cheering their boys on. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Stir in the pesto and half-and-half until the gnocchi are evenly sauced. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026 Often, cranberries were simply dumped from a can, either jellied or sauced. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauced

Adjective

Tropical, berry, citrus and spicy profiles give chains more ways to rotate seasonal and limited-time versions.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of spicy

Verb

Smoked, spiced maple syrup and vanilla bean dominate the midpalate before cinnamon builds and lends its own heat to the ethanol.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The cobbler is spiced with the cinnamon and nutmeg flavors missing in food-service cobblers, and the peaches still have snap.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiced

Adjective

Light, creamy-colored wallpaper gives the impression of wood, like maple, and the lounge furniture follows a similarly neutral color story.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The main courses range from fresh fish such as monkfish or tuna to red prawns with creamy rice, and tender suckling pig with a cinnamon apple purée.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of creamy

Adjective

Modern organisms use metabolic energy (for example, via burning a candy bar’s sugary calories) to make the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a universal energy store in the biosphere that is derived from phosphates.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
After accounting for other risk factors, the researchers found that one or more sugary drinks per day was linked to nearly triple the risk of gastric cancer compared with fewer than one serving per month.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of sugary

Verb

But the tracks are enriched with synthesizers, violin, flute, trumpet and clarinet — all five members are multi-instrumentalists.

— Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
In contrast, lower-temperature smoldering wildfires release a different mix of compounds, but it is still enriched with toxic aromatic oxygenates and ammonia, which can irritate the respiratory system.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of enriched

Adjective

And while the museum is sweet, with tours in English several times a day, people also love coming here for entry to the cove itself.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Summer is a great time to revisit juicy, fresh, or sweet gourmands, but as the weather cools down, we’re reminded of more nuanced indulgences.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweet

Verb

Lala, which has since weakened into a tropical storm and is moving away from Hawaii, brought a remarkable two to three feet of rain to parts of the Big Island, where the steep terrain and mountains enhanced precipitation.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026
At West Ham, Fernandes enhanced his reputation as a player who can not only drive his team forward but also play a key role out of possession, defending on the front foot.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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