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sweet
Synonyms and Antonyms of sweet
- Dan promised his sweet sister that he would always look out for her.
- breathed in the sweet air of the azalea garden
- A very sweet man directed us to the lost and found.
boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociable
bearish, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy
- a sweet little kitten
beloved, cherished, favored, favorite, loved, treasured
attractive, beautiful, desirable, lovely
alluring, appealing, captivating, charming, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching
admirable, likable (or likeable), reputable, respectable
affable, agreeable, cheerful, cordial, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, kind, nice, pleasant
contemptible, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, heinous, horrible, lousy, nasty, offensive, unlikable, unpleasant, wretched
frightful, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, monstrous, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive
ugly, unattractive, unsightly, vile
appalling, awful, dreadful, foul, horrendous, horrid, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, revolting, shocking, sickening
- The glowing reviews of his novel were the sweetest things the writer had ever read.
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
alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting
charming, enchanting, fascinating
amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative
affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable
abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched
disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky)
abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious
depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, sad, unhappy
deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic (also tragical)
aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing
angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming (also enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling
sweet
Synonyms and Antonyms of sweet
- Remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets.
- My darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?
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