HONEYS Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

honeys 1 of 2

noun

plural of honey

as in beauties

a lovely woman she's a honey, all right

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as in dreams

something very good of its kind this morning one of my employees had a real honey of an excuse for being late for work

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as in sweethearts

a person with whom one is in love he usually gives his honey a dozen red roses on Valentine's Day

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verb

present tense third-person singular of honey

as in massages

to praise too much she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason—the expectation of a generous tip

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Recent Examples of honeys

Noun

The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Many of them had just come home from the war and were reunited with honeys who had been waiting, hoping, delaying. — Joe Klein, Washington Post, 11 June 2026 Wildflower or clover honeys work well here. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys. — Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you. — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 20 Dec. 2025 For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeys

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

For every couple who were childhood best friends or high school sweethearts, there’s another who didn’t cross paths until much later in life.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026
The family soon moved to Kentucky, where Kingsolver’s parents, high-school sweethearts, had been born and raised, and settled in the small town of Carlisle, where another daughter was born.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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The center also has hydrotherapy chairs where athletes can lie as a jet of water, similar but much stronger than the jets in a jacuzzi, massages them.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Nov. 2025
In a viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @whiskeytoller, the gray kitty can be seen hanging around his brother, Oakley, as his mom massages the injured area, doing his best to show his love and support.

— Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

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From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of queens

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Harvard Medical School lists apples, citrus fruits and stone fruits (like cherries and peaches) as other anti-inflammatory options, highlighting their vitamin C and fiber content.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The pastries feature flaky, crisp puff pastry wrapped around sweet peaches and a creamy cheese filling.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaches

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The Gators went from the darlings of college football to deservedly unranked in just a few weeks after an embarrassing blowout loss at home to South Carolina.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of darlings

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The editorial praises the Shedd for trying to save the whales in this time of crisis, even though the animals had a record of previous poor living conditions and dubious care.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Sandy praises her crew for performing efficiently under pressure, and gives out the $1,807 each of them earned from a $23,500 tip.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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