candied
The word “candied” has 2 syllables: can-died
It's pronounced as /ˈkændid/
What is synonym and antonym for candied?
In the thesaurus, “candied” has 41 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for candied along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for candied
- ameliorated
- cajoling
- candy-coated
- cloying
- cosmeticized
- delicious
- dolled up
- dressed up
- dulcet
- embellished
- enhanced
- enriched
- flattering
- glace
- granular
- honeyed
- improved
- ingratiating
- like candy
- like honey
- luscious
- mawkish
- meliorated
- nectarous
- pleasant
- sacchariferous
- saccharine
- sentimental
- souped up
- spruced
- sticky
- sugar-coated
- sugarcoated
- sugared
- sugary
- sweet
- sweetened
- syrupy
- toothsome
- tricked
- twee
Antonyms for candied
- acid
- bitter
- salty
- sour
- unsavory
Meanings of candied
- adjective
- Coated or encrusted with sugar.
- Preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent.
- Pleasing, flattering.
- verb
- To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
- To have sugar crystals form in or on.
- To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
Example Sentences
- I love the taste of candied almonds in my salad.
- The bakery had a variety of candied fruits on display.
- She decorated the cake with candied flowers for a special touch.
- The candied orange peel added a burst of sweetness to the dish.
- For the holidays, they gave me a box of candied ginger as a gift.
On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to candied, such as: acid, ameliorated, bitter, cajoling, candy-coated, cloying, cosmeticized.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- chocolate-box
- cloying
- corny
- cutesy
- dreamy
- drippy
- feel-good
- flat
- fruity
- fuzzy
- gooey
- honeyed
- ingratiating
- insipid
- lovey-dovey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- melodramatic
- misty-eyed
- moonstruck
- moony
- mushy
- nostalgic
- novelettish
- sappy
- schmaltzy
- sentimental
- sloppy
- slushy
- soap-operatic
- soapy
- soft-boiled
- soppy
- soupy
- spooney
- spoony
- starry-eyed
- sticky
- sudsy
- sugarcoated
- sugary
- sweet
- syrupy
- tasteless
- twee
- vapid
- watery
- wet
cajoling
- adulating
- begging
- beguiling
- beseeching
- bland
- blandishing
- blarneying
- buttering up
- candied
- charming
- coaxing
- compliant
- cozening
- dulcet
- enticing
- finagling
- flattering
- fulsome
- glib
- gushing
- hypocritical
- importuning
- ingratiating
- insinuating
- juggling
- luring
- massaging
- obsequious
- overpraising
- palavering
- plausible
- seducing
- servile
- slick
- smarmy
- smooth
- smooth-tongued
- soft-soaping
- suave
- sugarcoated
- sugary
- supple
- sweet-talking
- tempting
- unctuous
- urging
- wangling
- wheedling
- wiling
- wooing