adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of sweeten form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   made to taste sweet
2. 2
   containing sweetener
3. 3
   made more appealing or more attractive with incentives figuratively

Adjective

1. 1
   with sweetening added wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ambrosialhoneyedmellifluousnectaroussugaredsugary

Example

More examples

"The food at the canteen isn't very good, and the menu contains mostly unhealthy foods, too salted or sweetened."

Etymology

From sweeten + -ed.

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