Thesaurus results for SWEETS

sweets

noun

plural of sweet

as in confections

a food having a high sugar content remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in sweethearts

a person with whom one is in love my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of sweets Those willing to mix chocolate with non-chocolate sweets may find even better deals. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The pop-up will feature the full collection, content from the campaign, sweets from Ritz Paris Le Comptoir and a gift with purchase for clients while supplies last. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Jewel-bright macarons and sweets set a tone of abundant generosity at check-in. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 There’s a Cedric Grolet patisserie for next-level sweets, and a watering hole called The Berkeley Bar & Terrace that keeps things jazzy, especially after a martini or two. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 On the sundeck, for example, candy floats in the resin bar top and Murano glass sweets sit on the front of the hot tub. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking! — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Although unrelated to my daughter’s birthday, the smorgasbord of sweets seemed ideally timed. — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 The Japan National Tourism Organization flags convenience stores as a legit part of everyday food culture, stacked with onigiri, bento boxes, trendy snacks, sweets and beverages. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets

Noun

For a caffeine fix paired with handmade confections, indulge in the Dolce Vita Afternoon Tea on weekends.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Sweet Harmony in Middletown will be closing up shop later this month, but fans of their confections will not have to wait long for a return under a new name, according to an Instagram post.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of confections

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

Definition of sweethearts

Noun

The menu is rich and in many cases old-school English — fans of steak and kidney pies and guinea fowl and of course the desserts, such as sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble are unlikely to be disappointed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Professional and amateur cooks from throughout the area will serve samples of their favorite appetizers, entrees and desserts while competing for votes and bragging rights.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of desserts

Noun

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

Noun

Both players, arrested in the offseason on charges tied to domestic abuse involving their girlfriends, remain the subjects of ongoing league investigations.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There was a coordinated social media effort by the NFL to allow some of the league’s star quarterbacks — namely Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow and Jaxson Dart — to have their popular girlfriends canoodling with them at preseason practices.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Browse Nearby Words

sweet on

sweets

sweet-talk

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Sweets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweets. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of sweets

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes