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

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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

Atlanta chef David Rose’s sriracha-honey barbecue ribs combine smoked baby back ribs with a sticky, sweet-and-spicy glaze and his 2-2-1 method for cooking tender ribs at home.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Many players show up for these RPGs looking for hilarious, dramatic, and spicy romantic relationships.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spicy

Adjective

Small gadgets and appliances are on sale, too, including a now-$6 milk frother that makes creamy foam for lattes and a powerful but compact smoothie blender.

— Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Her preference is for pinky-brown tones with a creamy matte finish, but the key to making the look feel current is keeping the definition soft.

— Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of creamy

Adjective

Marathoners consume sugary carbohydrate-rich gels, not bacon bits.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Nature has blessed certain types of carnivorous plants with pretty colors, pleasant fragrances, and sticky, sugary emissions, all the better to attract and trap its prey.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of sugary

Verb

An end-to-end AI solution enriched leads with various signals (for example, M&A activity), prioritized leads with the highest conversion likelihood, surfaced relevant account intelligence, and enabled agentic AI outreach.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Data Real-time payments, enriched by ISO 20022 data, will have the biggest impact.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enriched

Adjective

But that wasn’t the only sweet surprise the artist and businessman had in store.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Atlanta chef David Rose’s sriracha-honey barbecue ribs combine smoked baby back ribs with a sticky, sweet-and-spicy glaze and his 2-2-1 method for cooking tender ribs at home.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweet

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