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Synonyms & Antonyms of sweet
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- promised his dying mother that he would always take care of his sweet sister
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- breathed in the sweet air of the azalea garden
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- a very sweet man directed us to the lost and found
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- amicable,
- clever
- [dialect],
- cordial,
- friendly,
- neighborly
- attractive,
- delightful,
- enjoyable,
- likable
- (or likeable)
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- boorish,
- discourteous,
- ill-mannered,
- impolite,
- inconsiderate,
- rude,
- surly,
- uncivil,
- unkind,
- unmannerly,
- unsociable
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- a sweet little kitten
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- the glowing reviews of his novel were the sweetest things the writer had ever read
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- agreeable,
- blessed
- (also blest),
- congenial,
- darling,
- delectable,
- delicious,
- delightful,
- delightsome,
- dreamy,
- dulcet,
- enjoyable,
- felicitous,
- good,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- heavenly,
- jolly,
- luscious,
- nice,
- palatable,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pretty,
- satisfying,
- savory
- (also savoury),
- tasty,
- welcome
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- bilious,
- disgusting,
- distasteful,
- obnoxious,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revulsive,
- unsavory,
- vile,
- yucky
- (also yukky)
- depressing,
- disheartening,
- dismal,
- dreary,
- gloomy,
- heartbreaking,
- heartrending,
- joyless,
- lachrymose,
- sad,
- unhappy
- deplorable,
- doleful,
- dolorous,
- lamentable,
- lugubrious,
- mournful,
- regrettable,
- sorrowful,
- tragic
- (also tragical)
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sweet
nounSynonyms of sweet (Entry 2 of 2)
- remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets
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- confectionary,
- confectionery,
- sweeties
- [British]
- my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?
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The first known use of sweet was before the 12th century
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