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Synonyms of candy

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Another word for candy is confectionery. Other synonyms of candy are sweet, lolly, maunee, sweets and lollies.

Synonyms and similar words for candy

nounA piece of confectionery of this kind.

  • sweet BritishA confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  • lollyAny confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.

nounA unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds...

  • maunee

nounConfection.

  • confectioneryFoodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
  • sweets BritishConfectionery, candy.
  • lolliesA type of undergarment worn by cheerleaders under their skirts in place of panties.
  • sugar candy USCandy, confectionery.

Meaning of candy

  1. noun Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
  2. noun Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
  3. noun A piece of confectionery of this kind.

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Questions about synonyms of candy

What is another word for candy?
Candy has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as confectionery, sweet, lolly, maunee, sweets, lollies and sugar candy.
What does candy mean?
Candy means crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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