CEFR A1

sweet

adjective

Meaning

Having a pleasant, sugary taste, like sugar or honey.

Examples

This cake is too sweet for me.
She likes her tea sweet.

Synonyms: sugary, delicious, luscious, nectareous

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sweet (A1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /swiːt/

Definition

Having a pleasant, sugary taste, like sugar or honey.

Examples

This cake is too sweet for me.
She likes her tea sweet.
The fruit has a sweet flavor.

How to Use sweet

sweet on (prepositional phrase): To like someone very much, often in a romantic way. — "He's been sweet on her since they were kids."

Synonyms of sweet

Words with a similar meaning to sweet:

sugary
delicious
luscious
nectareous

Antonyms of sweet

Words with the opposite meaning to sweet:

sour
bitter
salty

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