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Synonyms of saccharine

7 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for saccharine is saccharous. Other synonyms of saccharine are cloying, sickly, sickly sweet, precious and saccharined.

Synonyms and similar words for saccharine

adjectiveOf or relating to sugar; sugary.

  • saccharous archaic, rareSaccharine; relating to saccharin or sugar.

adjectiveContaining a large or excessive amount of sugar.

adjectiveExcessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of...

  • preciousContrived to be cute or charming.
  • saccharined
  • tweeOverly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

Opposite of saccharine

adjectiveExcessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of...

Meaning of saccharine

  1. adjective Of or relating to sugar; sugary.
  2. adjective Containing a large or excessive amount of sugar.
  3. adjective Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.

Full definition of saccharine

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Questions about synonyms of saccharine

What is another word for saccharine?
Saccharine has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as saccharous, cloying, sickly, sickly sweet, precious, saccharined and twee.
What is the opposite of saccharine?
The opposite of saccharine is nonsaccharine.
What does saccharine mean?
Saccharine means of or relating to sugar; sugary.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saccharine (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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