SWEET TOOTH Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sweet tooth

noun

Definition of sweet tooth

as in craving

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Recent Examples of sweet tooth This combo can satisfy your sweet tooth while also delivering some nutritional value. — Christina Manian, Health, 26 May 2026 While honey and refined sugar may satisfy a sweet tooth, honey offers more nutrients and potential health benefits, albeit at a higher calorie count per serving. — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026 Whatever the reason, these quick baking recipes will satisfy your sweet tooth fast. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026 Don’t forget to raid the pastry table to satisfy your sweet tooth. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweet tooth

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Noun

Irritability and low energy and a knife-sharp craving for isolation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Barnes & Noble is back from the dead; so is the indie bookstore, buoyed by a post-pandemic craving for in-person events and non-algorithmic recommendations.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

Definition of craving

Noun

The movement gathered more momentum after prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk joined the demonstration and began a hunger strike that has lasted more than three weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Earlier this year, detainees staged a hunger strike to draw attention to conditions inside the center.

— McKenna Mobley, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of hunger strike

Noun

Larai Malami, a 35-year-old mother of 10, gave birth to her last child in December, but the infant has already been diagnosed with malnutrition twice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The outlet reported that she had been admitted to a hospital for malnutrition earlier in the month.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of malnutrition

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The court alleges Netanyahu used starvation as a method of warfare and intentionally directed attacks against civilians, which Israel has denied.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Their starvation reached new heights, and the men ultimately broke their promise to Odysseus and killed one of Apollo’s cattle.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of starvation

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On the 21st day of his fast, the Delhi Police removed him from the grounds by force and took him to a hospital.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 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

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Remember that even well after the famine, the face of Irish nationalism and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the 1880s was the very Anglican Charles Stewart Parnell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
The family’s myrtle digestif recipe dates to 1939, when myrtle berries helped sustain the local population during famine.

— Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of famine

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