Skip to content
WORDS, MADE CLEAR.
Your everyday English companion

English dictionary

sweeter Meaning & Definition

What Does Sweeter Mean?

As an adjective, sweeter means comparative form of sweet: more sweet.

Sweeter at a Glance

Part of speechadjective
Synonymsawesome, rad and wicked
Antonymslame, uncool and nonsweet

Sweeter Definition (Adjective)

  1. comparative form of sweet: more sweet

Adjective

  1. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

    a sweet apple

  2. Having a taste of sugar.
  3. Retaining a portion of sugar.

    Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

  4. Not having a salty taste.

    sweet butter

  5. Having a pleasant smell.

    a sweet scent

  6. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

    sweet milk

  7. Having a pleasant sound.

    a sweet tune

  8. Having a pleasing disposition.

    a sweet child

  9. Having a helpful disposition.

    It was sweet of him to help out.

  10. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

    sweet crude oil

  11. Very pleasing; agreeable.

    The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

  12. Doing well; in a good or happy position.
  13. (followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamoured with, fond of

    The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

  14. Fresh; not salt or brackish.

    sweet water

  15. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

    a sweet colour or complexion

Synonyms of Sweeter

Sweeter synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Sweeter

Sweeter in a Sentence

a sweet apple

Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

sweet butter

a sweet scent

sweet milk

a sweet tune

a sweet child

It was sweet of him to help out.

sweet crude oil

The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

sweet water

a sweet colour or complexion

Word Forms & Grammar

sweeter

Words That Rhyme With Sweeter

Frequently Asked Questions About Sweeter

What part of speech is sweeter?

Sweeter is an adjective.

What is another word for sweeter?

You can replace sweeter with words such as awesome, rad and wicked. See the full list of sweeter synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of sweeter?

Words opposite in meaning to sweeter are lame, uncool, nonsweet and sugarless.

More About Sweeter On Meaning Stash

More Words Starting With “Swee”