Synonyms of sweetened

sweetened

verb

past tense of sweeten

as in candied

to make more desirable

we really want you to work for our company—what can we do to sweeten the job offer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candied
• enhanced
• spruced
• improved
• enriched
• ameliorated
• dressed up
• tricked
• embellished
• meliorated
• souped up
• cosmeticized
• dolled up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweetened

Pumpkin Maple Drizzle Cakes As if a moist pumpkin loaf weren’t enough, this one is drenched in a soaking liquid of orange juice sweetened with maple syrup, and drizzled in a maple glaze. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

That dish inspires Grillbird’s glossy house sauce, sweetened just enough with pineapple juice and ketchup. — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Suder sweetened the deal by kicking in $9,000 toward repairs. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

For chocolates sweetened with sugar alternatives look at Hu Kitchen, which uses coconut sugar, and Conscious Bar, which uses dates. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026

Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Why Sweet Tea Needs To Be Refrigerated Whether your iced tea is sweetened or unsweetened, it must absolutely be refrigerated. — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Typically made with commodity-quality beans, this potent cup is brewed in a metal pot or filtered through cloth and sweetened with panela (unrefined cane sugar). — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026

Because the fall ratings were sweetened by the introduction of Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel ratings currency, the comps with 2024-25 were basically of the apples-to-pineapples variety. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026