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sugarcoated
Synonyms and Antonyms of sugarcoated
- those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed
chocolate-box, cloying, corny, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugary, wet
Synonyms and Antonyms of sugarcoated
- textbooks that sugarcoat history
- She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
deodorized, excused, explained away, extenuated, glossed (over), glozed (over), palliated, whitewashed
accounted (for), explained, justified, rationalized
minimized, played down, soft-pedaled
alleviated, eased, lessened, lightened, mitigated, moderated, softened, tempered
absolved, acquitted, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
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