Synonyms of sauce

sauce 1 of 2

noun

ˈsȯs 

1

as in dressing

a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish

the chef poured sauce over the meat just before he served it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dressing
• gravy
• relish
• topping
• dip
• condiment
• seasoning
• marinade
• garnish
• fixing(s)

2

as in mouth

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• sass
• back talk
• cheek
• disrespect
• rudeness
• insolence
• impudence
• retort
• impertinence
• cuteness
• nonsense
• rejoinder
• comeback
• boldness
• tactlessness
• wisecrack
• backchat
• impoliteness
• riposte
• crossness
• guff
• audacity
• vulgarity
• coarseness
• bluntness
• crassness
• discourtesy
• brusqueness
• bluffness
• crudity
• gruffness
• brazenness
• surliness
• audaciousness
• abruptness
• curtness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomacy
• politeness
• cordiality
• smoothness
• consideration
• civility
• courtesy
• gentility
• gallantry
• graciousness
• deference
• suavity
• tactfulness
• respect
• suaveness
• affability

3

as in nerve

shameless boldness

the woman was shocked by the sauce of the child who ran right up to her and asked for money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerve
• gall
• crust
• sauciness
• arrogance
• brass
• cheek
• confidence
• brashness
• face
• presumption
• assurance
• effrontery
• cheekiness
• pertness
• audacity
• temerity
• chutzpah
• audaciousness
• brassiness
• presumptuousness
• brazenness
• chutzpa
• nerviness
• hutzpa
• hutzpah
• cockiness
• overconfidence
• self-confidence
• self-assurance
• sanguinity
• sass
• back talk
• rudeness
• disrespect
• insolence
• impudence
• impoliteness
• incivility
• ungraciousness
• impertinence
• inconsiderateness
• hardihood
• swagger
• discourteousness
• swash
• inconsideration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modesty
• shyness
• timidity
• bashfulness
• diffidence
• hesitancy
• manners
• gentility
• graciousness
• timorousness
• civility
• timidness
• faintheartedness
• courtesy
• mannerliness
• courteousness

4

as in liquor

slang a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

as soon as she returned home from the graveyard shift, she'd be hitting the sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liquor
• alcohol
• drink
• booze
• rum
• bottle
• wine
• juice
• beer
• vodka
• whiskey
• spirits
• whisky
• ale
• firewater
• tequila
• brandy
• aqua vitae
• grog
• tipple
• strong drink
• stimulant
• moonshine
• hooch
• ardent spirits
• intoxicant
• inebriant
• lush
• potable
• sake
• cocktail
• gin
• John Barleycorn
• belt
• chaser
• pop
• liqueur
• brew
• load
• aperitif
• shooter
• malt liquor
• slug
• snifter
• digestif
• mixed drink
• home brew
• bracer
• snort
• mead
• peg
• saki
• brewage
• nightcap
• mum
• microbrew
• tot
• mescal
• schnapps
• shot
• nip
• whet
• brewski
• nappy
• barley-bree
• barley-broo
• mao-tai
• Dutch courage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonintoxicant

sauce

2 of 2

verb

as in to flavor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flavor
• salt
• pepper
• spice
• enhance
• enrich
• season
• savor
• savour
• perfume
• lace
• aromatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sauce

Noun

Nadia’s Mac Shack (3006 Highway 49, Suite A, Cool): Nadia Buchwald’s signature five-cheese sauce flows over customizable bowls of macaroni and cheese at her homey restaurant in a small town near the Georgetown Divide. —Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Using a large spoon, carefully transfer the meatballs to the sauce, then, using 2 spoons, turn each to coat. —Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025

Verb

Carlotto’s veal chop parmesan (a dish now, happily, back in fashion) starts with a one-pound veal chop pounded to spread over the plate, sauced with simple tomato and fresh mozzarella. —John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Return meatballs to sauce in skillet; sprinkle with mozzarella. —Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025