sauce

The word “sauce” has 1 syllable: sauce

It's pronounced as /sɑːs/


What is synonym and antonym for sauce?

In the thesaurus, “sauce” has 164 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sauce along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for sauce

  • abruptness
  • alcohol
  • ale
  • aperitif
  • aqua vitae
  • ardent spirits
  • aromatize
  • arrogance
  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • back talk
  • backchat
  • barley-bree
  • barley-broo
  • beer
  • belt
  • bluffness
  • bluntness
  • boldness
  • booze
  • bottle
  • bracer
  • brandy
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brazenness
  • brew
  • brewage
  • brewski
  • brusqueness
  • chaser
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • coarseness
  • cockiness
  • cocktail
  • comeback
  • condiment
  • confidence
  • coulis
  • crassness
  • crossness
  • crudity
  • crust
  • curtness
  • cuteness
  • digestif
  • dip
  • discourteousness
  • discourtesy
  • disrespect
  • dressing
  • drink
  • dutch courage
  • effrontery
  • enhance
  • enrich
  • face
  • firewater
  • flavor
  • flavoring
  • gall
  • garnish
  • gin
  • gravy
  • grog
  • gruffness
  • guff
  • hardihood
  • home brew
  • hooch
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • impertinence
  • impoliteness
  • impudence
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • inebriant
  • insolence
  • intoxicant
  • john barleycorn
  • juice
  • jus
  • lace
  • liqueur
  • liquor
  • load
  • lush
  • malt liquor
  • mao-tai
  • marinade
  • mead
  • mescal
  • microbrew
  • mixed drink
  • moonshine
  • mouth
  • mum
  • nappy
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • nightcap
  • nip
  • nonsense
  • overconfidence
  • peg
  • pepper
  • perfume
  • pertness
  • pop
  • potable
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • rejoinder
  • relish
  • retort
  • riposte
  • rudeness
  • rum
  • sake
  • saki
  • salt
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • sauciness
  • savor
  • savour
  • schnapps
  • season
  • seasoning
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • shooter
  • shot
  • slug
  • snifter
  • snort
  • spice
  • spirits
  • stimulant
  • strong drink
  • surliness
  • swagger
  • swash
  • tactlessness
  • temerity
  • tequila
  • tipple
  • topping
  • tot
  • ungraciousness
  • vodka
  • vulgarity
  • whet
  • whiskey
  • whisky
  • wine
  • wisecrack

Antonyms for sauce

  • affability
  • bashfulness
  • civility
  • consideration
  • cordiality
  • courteousness
  • courtesy
  • deference
  • diffidence
  • diplomacy
  • faintheartedness
  • gallantry
  • gentility
  • graciousness
  • hesitancy
  • mannerliness
  • manners
  • modesty
  • nonintoxicant
  • politeness
  • respect
  • shyness
  • smoothness
  • suaveness
  • suavity
  • tactfulness
  • timidity
  • timidness
  • timorousness

Meanings of sauce

  • noun
    1. A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
    2. Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:.
    3. (usually “the”) Alcohol, booze.
    4. Anabolic steroids.
    5. A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
    6. Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
    7. (1800s) Vegetables.
    8. Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
    9. The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
    10. Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
    11. A reporter's informant.
    12. Source code.
    13. The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
  • verb
    1. To add sauce to; to season.
    2. To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.
    3. To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
    4. To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.

Example Sentences

  • She poured a rich tomato sauce over the pasta.
  • The chef added a spicy sauce to enhance the flavor of the dish.
  • He prefers his steak with a side of barbecue sauce.
  • The secret to a good burger is the homemade sauce.
  • She dipped her fries into a creamy garlic sauce.

On this page you'll find 193 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sauce, such as: abruptness, affability, alcohol, ale, aperitif, aqua vitae, ardent spirits.

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

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effrontery

  • arrogance
  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • back talk
  • backtalk
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brazenness
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • cockiness
  • confidence
  • crust
  • discourteousness
  • disrespect
  • face
  • gall
  • guff
  • hardihood
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • impertinence
  • impoliteness
  • impudence
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • insolence
  • lip
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • overconfidence
  • pertness
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • rudeness
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • sauce
  • sauciness
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • shamelessness
  • smart talk
  • swagger
  • swash
  • temerity
  • ungraciousness

sauciness

  • arrogance
  • assumption
  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • back talk
  • boldness
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brazenness
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • cockiness
  • confidence
  • crust
  • defiance
  • discourteousness
  • discourtesy
  • disrespect
  • disrespectfulness
  • effrontery
  • face
  • familiarity
  • forwardness
  • gall
  • guts
  • gutsiness
  • hardihood
  • hardiness
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • impertinence
  • impoliteness
  • impudence
  • impudency
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • insolence
  • moxie
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • overconfidence
  • pertness
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • pushiness
  • rudeness
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • sassiness
  • sauce
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • shamelessness
  • spunk
  • stuff
  • swagger
  • swash
  • temerity
  • ungraciousness

John Barleycorns

  • Dutch courages
  • alcohols
  • ales
  • aperitifs
  • aqua vitaes
  • ardent spirits
  • barley-brees
  • barley-broos
  • beers
  • belts
  • boozes
  • bottles
  • bracers
  • brandies
  • brewages
  • brews
  • brewskis
  • chasers
  • cocktails
  • digestifs
  • drinks
  • firewaters
  • gins
  • grogs
  • home brews
  • hooches
  • inebriants
  • intoxicants
  • juices
  • liqueurs
  • liquors
  • loads
  • lushes
  • malt liquors
  • mao-tais
  • meads
  • mescals
  • microbrews
  • mixed drinks
  • moonshines
  • mums
  • nappies
  • nightcaps
  • nips
  • pegs
  • pops
  • potables
  • rums
  • sakes
  • sakis
  • sauces
  • schnapps
  • shooters
  • shots
  • slugs
  • snifters
  • snorts
  • spirits
  • stimulants
  • strong drinks
  • tequilas
  • tipples
  • tots
  • vodkas
  • whets
  • whiskeys
  • whiskies
  • wines

nerve

  • agitation
  • animate
  • anxiety
  • arm
  • arrogance
  • assumption
  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • back talk
  • backbone
  • boldness
  • bolster
  • boost
  • bottle
  • brace
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • bravery
  • brazenness
  • butterflies
  • buttress
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • cheer
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • cockiness
  • cojones
  • cold sweat
  • comfort
  • confidence
  • coolness
  • courage
  • courageousness
  • creeps
  • crust
  • daring
  • daringness
  • dauntlessness
  • determination
  • discourteousness
  • disrespect
  • dither
  • doughtiness
  • edginess
  • effrontery
  • embolden
  • encourage
  • endurance
  • energy
  • enforce
  • enhearten
  • face
  • fear
  • fearlessness
  • fiber
  • fidgets
  • firmness
  • force
  • forearm
  • fortify
  • fortitude
  • frazzle
  • gall
  • gallantry
  • gameness
  • goose bumps
  • greatheartedness
  • grit
  • gumption
  • guts
  • gutsiness
  • harden
  • hardihood
  • hardiness
  • heart
  • hearten
  • heebie-jeebies
  • heroism
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • hysteria
  • impertinence
  • impoliteness
  • impudence
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • insolence
  • inspire
  • inspirit
  • intestinal fortitude
  • intrepidity
  • intrepidness
  • inure
  • invigorate
  • jimjams
  • jitters
  • jumpiness
  • mettle
  • might
  • moxie
  • nerviness
  • nervous breakdown
  • overconfidence
  • pecker
  • perseverance
  • pertness
  • pluck
  • pluckiness
  • poise
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • prowess
  • rally
  • ready
  • reenforce
  • reinforce
  • resolution
  • rouse
  • rudeness
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • sauce
  • sauciness
  • screaming meemies
  • season
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • shakes
  • shivers
  • skittishness
  • spirit
  • spunk
  • stamina
  • starch
  • steadfastness
  • steel
  • stir
  • stomach
  • stoutness
  • strengthen
  • support
  • sustain
  • swagger
  • swash
  • temerity
  • temper
  • tenacity
  • toughen
  • uneasiness
  • ungraciousness
  • valor
  • vigor
  • virtue
  • whim-whams
  • will
  • willies

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