candies

The word “candies” has 2 syllables: can-dies

It's pronounced as /ˈkændiz/


What is synonym and antonym for candies?

In the thesaurus, “candies” has 36 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for candies along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for candies

  • ameliorates
  • bits
  • bonbon
  • cates
  • confectionery
  • confit
  • cosmeticizes
  • dainties
  • delectables
  • delicacies
  • desserts
  • dolls up
  • dresses up
  • embellishes
  • enhances
  • enriches
  • goodies
  • hokum
  • improves
  • jawbreaker
  • junkets
  • kickshaws
  • meliorates
  • morsels
  • soups up
  • spruces
  • sweet
  • sweetens
  • sweetmeat
  • sweetmeats
  • sweets
  • tidbits
  • titbits
  • treats
  • tricks
  • viands

Meanings of candies

  • noun
    1. Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
    2. A piece of confectionery of this kind.
    3. (slang, chiefly US) crack cocaine.
    4. A unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
  • verb
    1. To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
    2. To have sugar crystals form in or on.
    3. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

Example Sentences

  • The children were excited to receive candies after the parade.
  • I bought a bag of candies to share with my friends during the movie.
  • The store had a wide selection of candies for Halloween.
  • He handed out candies to everyone at the party.
  • She loves making homemade candies for special occasions.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms or another words to candies, such as: ameliorates, bits, bonbon, cates, confectionery, confit, cosmeticizes.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dainties

  • bits
  • candies
  • cates
  • delectables
  • delicacies
  • desserts
  • goodies
  • junkets
  • kickshaws
  • morsels
  • sweetmeats
  • sweets
  • tidbits
  • titbits
  • treats
  • viands

facades

  • acts
  • affectations
  • airs
  • appearances
  • betrayals
  • camouflages
  • charades
  • cloaks
  • colors
  • cotton candies
  • deceits
  • deceptions
  • disguises
  • dissimulations
  • double crosses
  • double-dealings
  • duplicities
  • excuses
  • faces
  • fakeries
  • falsities
  • fig leafs
  • fig leaves
  • fluffs
  • foreheads
  • foreparts
  • frauds
  • fronts
  • glosses
  • guiles
  • guises
  • images
  • impersonations
  • infidelities
  • masquerades
  • outsides
  • perfidies
  • performances
  • personae
  • personas
  • portrayals
  • poses
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • pretexts
  • put-ons
  • semblances
  • shows
  • skins
  • surfaces
  • tinsels
  • treacheries
  • treasons
  • veneers
  • window dressings

kickshaws

  • bagatelles
  • baubles
  • bibelots
  • bijouteries
  • bits
  • bric-a-brac
  • candies
  • cates
  • collectables
  • collectibles
  • conversation pieces
  • curios
  • curiosities
  • dainties
  • delectables
  • delicacies
  • desserts
  • doodads
  • figurines
  • gauds
  • geegaws
  • gewgaws
  • gimcrackeries
  • gimcracks
  • goodies
  • junkets
  • keepsakes
  • knickknacks
  • mementoes
  • mementos
  • morsels
  • nicknacks
  • novelties
  • objets
  • ornamentals
  • ornaments
  • souvenirs
  • sweetmeats
  • sweets
  • tchotchkes
  • tidbits
  • titbits
  • treats
  • trifles
  • trinketries
  • trinkets
  • trumperies
  • vertus
  • viands
  • virtus

veneers

  • appearances
  • bobs
  • bones
  • brightens
  • buffs
  • burnishes
  • charades
  • coats
  • cotton candies
  • coverings
  • covers
  • disguises
  • dresses
  • exteriors
  • facades
  • faces
  • facings
  • fig leafs
  • fig leaves
  • files
  • finishes
  • fluffs
  • fronts
  • furbishes
  • glazes
  • glosses
  • grinds
  • guises
  • japans
  • lacquers
  • laps
  • masks
  • masquerades
  • outsides
  • polishes
  • poses
  • rasps
  • rubs
  • sandblasts
  • sandpapers
  • sands
  • scours
  • scrapes
  • scrubs
  • semblances
  • shells
  • shines
  • shows
  • skins
  • sleeks
  • slicks
  • smoothens
  • smoothes
  • smooths
  • surfaces
  • tinsels
  • tops
  • varnishes
  • window dressings

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