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sweet
Synonyms and Antonyms of sweet
1
granted special treatment or attention
2
having a pleasant smell
3
having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations
amicable, clever [dialect], cordial, friendly, neighborly
cheerful, cheery, glad [archaic], sunny
companionable, conversable, sociable
civil, considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtful
accommodating, amenable, obliging
attractive, delightful, enjoyable, likable (or likeable)
boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociable
bearish, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy
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having qualities that tend to make one loved
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, ogreish, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive
ugly, unattractive, unsightly, vile
appalling, awful, dreadful, foul, horrendous, horrid, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening
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giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
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, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable
blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous
abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched
bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky)
abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious
boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious
depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, 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
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a food having a high sugar content
confectionary, confectionery, sweeties [British]
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