SWEET TOOTH Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sweet tooth

noun

Definition of sweet tooth

as in craving

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of sweet tooth Pompompurin is beloved for his sweet spirit, sweet tooth and brown beret. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Come out and satisfy your sweet tooth with a wide variety of food trucks and dessert vendors. — Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 Satisfy your sweet tooth on La Calle de los Dulces. — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 This combo can satisfy your sweet tooth while also delivering some nutritional value. — Christina Manian, Health, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweet tooth

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweet tooth

Noun

For kiddos and adults, fruit serves as a healthy alternative to candy, delivering vitamins, fiber, and hydration while satisfying sweet cravings.

— Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Ostensibly, GLP-1s don’t just quiet the appetite but also impact broader cravings.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of craving

Noun

Earlier this year, some people held at the jail launched a hunger strike over the conditions, according to Cosecha, an immigrant advocacy group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28.

— Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunger strike

Noun

Researchers haven’t nailed down whether older people are more likely to be malnourished than in the past, but some policy changes may have made doctors more likely to note malnutrition on death certificates.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Families endure severe conditions, including extreme heat, widespread destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure, acute malnutrition, and disease.

— Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of malnutrition

Noun

Thanks to the grouse’s catholic tastes, there are no known reports of death by starvation.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
The outcry of criticism comes as a report used by the United Nations and quoted by much of the world's media projected starvation in Gaza well into June.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of starvation

Noun

Although Wangchuk broke his fast on July 24 after the government assured him that steps would be taken to address the students’ demands, the protest kept growing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
One year, my family’s Yom Kippur break-fast meal was very nearly derailed when my dad got into an argument with one of our guests about the Rosenbergs.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of fast

Noun

The catalyst for the uproar was the IPC's warning from August 2025 that famine had reached Gaza Governorate.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
As many as 25 million Chinese starved in the famine of 1906–7, an event that accelerated efforts to overthrow the Qing dynasty, China’s last imperial dynasty.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of famine

Browse Nearby Words

sweet-talks

sweet tooth

swell

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Sweet tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet%20tooth. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of sweet tooth

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

zeugma

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes