SAUCES Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

sauces 1 of 2

noun

plural of sauce

as in dressings

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

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as in liquors

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

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sauces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sauce

as in spices

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Noun

Choose from salads made with seasonal fruit and vegetables from the farmers market, steaks topped with decadent sauces, and handmade pasta. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 Each Stasher bag is free from BPA, BPS, lead, latex, and phthalates, and can store sandwiches, snacks, sauces, marinades, and more while helping cut down on waste. — Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026 Northern Italian cuisine is centered around butter, rice, polenta, cream sauces, and meat. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026 Originating in Asia, ginger is prevalent in Asian cuisines, where it is used in curries, soups, sauces, and noodle dishes. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Handcrafted and regular dips are also available, including a special Magoo's sauce, Spicy Magoo's sauce and regular sauces such as honey mustard, buffalo and barbecue. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Simple items like cooking oil, seasonings and sauces, plus fresh fruit and vegetables empower families to prepare flavorful dishes that respect their culture and preferences. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 The English have their own beer stew that’s similar to the Irish style, but it’s usually made with beef cubes, thick sauces and a wider variety of vegetables. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 Simmer homemade sauces, warm up soup, or prepare a batch of oatmeal in this cast-iron saucepan. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauces

Noun

All of the food is made fresh, in-house, with high-quality ingredients, including the dressings and sandwich topping, such as their hummus, tzatziki, pesto, and more.

— Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
The restaurant makes its ranch dressings and salsas in house, prepares fresh toppings daily and uses fresh beef and never-frozen buns.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The import taxes will hit everything from hockey sticks to some building materials, liquors and certain kinds of clothing.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
This list of 11 Labor Day cocktail ideas features a wide array of liquors, including vodka, gin, bourbon, cognac and tequila.

— John Kell, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of liquors

Verb

Plaintiff Burlap & Barrel, for example, sources spices from across the globe, including from countries like Vietnam, Guatemala, Tanzania, Turkey and France—all of which have very different economies and workforce conditions.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
The design detail spices up standard summer uniforms by adding texture and a more exciting, intentional feel to, say, a denim-shorts-and-white-T-shirt look.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 13 June 2026

Definition of spices

Noun

The hotel’s commitment to showing off local, small-batch liquors means that all standard cocktails, as well as most of the signature drinks offered at its three bars, feature in-state whiskeys, vodkas, gins, and bourbons as a base.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of drinks

Noun

According to the scientists, the method achieved some of the highest production rates yet for valuable alcohols and three- and four-carbon atoms.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For example, a gold catalyst leads to the production of carbon monoxide (CO), while copper produces more complex compounds including alcohols, ethanol and methane (CH4).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcohols

Verb

Least Heat-Moon is part-indigenous, and his sensitive awareness of race, class, and historical inequalities enriches his anthropological, but poetic style.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
For some anglers, catching a native trout enriches the experience of angling — especially when the fish are eager to rise to a dry fly as a Gila trout can be.

— Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of enriches

Noun

Simons argued in the motion that a Snapchat photo that allegedly showed Sadowski holding two shooter bottles of liquor in his vehicle was improperly submitted and led to prejudicial evidence.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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