Synonyms of sugary

sugary

adjective

ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē 

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sticky
• sloppy
• saccharine
• gooey
• cloying
• wet
• fuzzy
• sugarcoated
• drippy
• slushy
• mushy
• schmaltzy
• sappy
• mawkish
• corny
• maudlin
• soppy
• chocolate-box
• soupy
• fruity
• lovey-dovey
• spoony
• nostalgic
• dreamy
• feel-good
• moony
• novelettish
• soapy
• melodramatic
• vapid
• sudsy
• moonstruck
• insipid
• watery
• tasteless
• cutesy
• starry-eyed
• misty-eyed
• soft-boiled
• soap-operatic
• twee
• flat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• unvarnished
• cynical
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• hard-boiled
• antisentimental

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sugary

But a key question has been how profoundly the bans would affect public health, with some economists arguing that people would just use other funds to buy Coke and other sugary drinks instead. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026

Grown-up gourmands No offense to toddlers, but our palates have evolved beyond sugary fruit snacks. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026

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