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

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 For a cheesy, creamy side that balances nicely with sweet-and-tangy sauced barbecue ribs, try old-school squash casserole. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauced

Adjective

The biggest crowd puller is the famous black cod miso but locals have unofficially crowned the Wagyu beef and foie gras dumplings with spicy ponzu Warsaw’s favorite.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
With base notes of leather, vanilla, and milky musk, the woody, spicy scent also has hints of bergamot, nutmeg, black tea, and palo santo.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spicy

Verb

Ambery, woody, musky, spiced, and leather, fall scents mirror summer’s lightweight and sun-drenched with moody, cozy notes.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
The restaurant’s unfussy dining room is spiced with colorful murals, among them an ominous bathroom-door piece featuring a toilet spewing orange flames.

— Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of spiced

Adjective

Indoors is all warm palettes, rich tilework, and high ceilings, with the murmuring of locals and guests swiping the last of their basil-green fusilli with creamy stracciatella.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
This creamy lipstick delivers medium to full coverage and leaves a matte finish without drying lips out.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of creamy

Adjective

And while the late-’90s pivot from newsprint to Coke and Snickers worked fine for decades (there was plenty of demand for sugary snacks), that’s changing in the Ozempic and protein-maxxing era.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
However, this applies strictly to plain coffee, not sugary, high-calorie specialty drinks or concentrated caffeine products.

— Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of sugary

Verb

That progression relies on telemetry enriched with topology, service relationships and operational intent.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Smith characterized Galatolo’s crimes as private misconduct rather than public corruption, arguing that jurors did not accept the prosecution’s theory that Galatolo enriched himself by accepting gifts in exchange for government contracts.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of enriched

Adjective

That’s just about $7 under budget for a four-person, sweet treat excursion.

— Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
This alone is a strong choice—agricole rhum tastes like grass and olives and earth instead of the sweet soft tropicality of classic rum—and if this were all, the resulting cocktail would still be a bold departure from the classic.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweet

Verb

For more than a decade now, European and indeed American politicians have known that real, fake, enhanced, or context-free pictures of migrants jumping fences will immediately create a wave reaction.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026

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