Synonyms of sweetening

sweetening

verb

present participle of sweeten

as in enhancing

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

• enhancing
• sprucing
• candying
• improving
• ameliorating
• enriching
• meliorating
• tricking
• embellishing
• dressing up
• souping up
• cosmeticizing
• dolling up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweetening

Rob McDaniel, executive chef of Bayonet and Helen in Birmingham, Alabama, supports this idea for sweetening your tea. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

But my favorite might be the slaw dog, with coleslaw cooling and sweetening the slightly spicy chili beneath. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Without the match sweetening the deal, the argument for prioritizing retirement contributions over debt payoff weakens somewhat — though the tax deduction on traditional 401(k) contributions still has value. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Only sweetening the deal this year is the fact that her friend Anthony Vaccarello of Saint Laurent is co-chairing the hosting committee. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 4 May 2026

Coffee giant Starbucks is looking to encourage its baristas and hourly workers to improve their sales and customer service by sweetening the pot with bigger financial perks. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

Last year, Pritzker signed an onerous bill sweetening firefighter and police pensions that will cost Chicagoans tens of millions of dollars more annually without extra help from the state. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

Indiana lawmakers advanced a measure to require data center companies to fork over 1% of their sales tax exemption savings to local governments, sweetening the deal for local officials embroiled in the data center fights sweeping the state. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026

Instead of sweetening it, the relatives clamped a sugar cube between their incisors and loudly sucked the tea through it. — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026