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adjective

Definition of sugarcoatednext
as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed

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sugarcoated

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verb

past tense of sugarcoat
as in explained
to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is textbooks that sugarcoat history She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugarcoated
  1. sentimental
  2. explained
  3. sticky
  4. justified
  5. sloppy
  6. saccharine
  7. sugary
Adjective
  • Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of sentimental
Verb
  • In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 Golden Globes, explained The past few years, they've also been photographed at events like the US Open Men's Final and Beyoncé's birthday concert in 2023.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of explained
Adjective
  • Concerns about the shape of the U.K. economy are mounting, with investors and businesses taking note of new fiscal policies that will see taxes and business costs rise, as well as weak economic data prints out of Britain and sticky inflation.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The streak-free formula with coconut oil and lavender essential oil blend wiped the sticky mess away in less than a minute.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of sticky
Verb
  • Officer Pino cleared in shooting The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, in reviews that are standard following any fatal police shooting, found the shooting justified.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of justified
Adjective
  • The word out of Arizona is that Kingsbury’s Cardinals teams were too often sloppy and undisciplined and that his full-team leadership skills and oversight have been lacking.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of sloppy
Adjective
  • Either way, there is a better way to sip a creamy alcoholic drink that actually tastes like something without having to resort to saccharine premade nog.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There are no saccharine bursts of motherly love to soften her portrayal — Button mostly remains a burden.
    Irina Dumitrescu, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of saccharine
Adjective
  • The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Long noodles signify longevity, chewy rice balls stuffed with sugary paste represent sweetness, and whole fish foreshadows abundance in the year ahead.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of sugary
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