Synonyms of sweets

sweets

noun

plural of sweet

1

as in confections

a food having a high sugar content

remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confections
• candies
• desserts
• sweetmeats
• confectioneries
• pastries
• sweeties
• confectionaries
• afters
• entremets

2

as in sweethearts

a person with whom one is in love

my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweethearts
• darlings
• sweeties
• dears
• girlfriends
• lovers
• boyfriends
• flames
• girls
• wives
• loves
• honeys
• beloveds
• boys
• husbands
• hons
• squeezes
• sweetie pies
• mistresses
• brides
• trueloves
• dolls
• pets
• gals
• lasses
• amours
• beaux
• paramours
• fellows
• dates
• swains
• admirers
• escorts
• men
• grooms
• ducks
• wooers
• suitors
• tootsies
• ladyloves
• significant others
• gallants
• inamoratas
• fiancés
• steadies
• crushes
• heartthrobs
• intendeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweets

One of her favorite sweets is butter mochi, a chewy dessert made from rice flour. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

At One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, guests receive miniature ceramic cacti and seasonal ceramic whales filled with sweets, turning the local landscape into a memorable keepsake. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Our mom emphasized healthy eating and exercise, but our dad always had tons of sweets and junk food at his house. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Instead of choosing one flavor of pre-packaged candy, Swedish supermarkets and candy stores have a variety of bins full of sweets for shoppers to pluck from. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Outside the stadium gates, dozens of vendors hawked barbequed skewers, cold noodles and sweets at a dedicated night market for game days. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

It can be used to store sweets in the kitchen or for more creative purposes (one reviewer uses hers for organizing laundry supplies). — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The Clerk’s Office said a $1,414 catering bill for coffees, sweets and sodas in a break room in the Capitol’s Cannon Building also was not refundable. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026