Synonyms for cloying
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Excessively sweet.
Related words
- Word family
- clove
Example sentences
- sweet Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
- luscious What gives this chocolate mousse its luscious smoothness?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cloying | rising | |
| sweet | rising | |
| saccharine | steady | |
| syrupy | rising | |
| treacly | rising | |
| luscious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sweet1
- 6 letters
- sickly2, syrupy
- 7 letters
- treacly
- 8 letters
- luscious2
- 9 letters
- oversweet
- 10 letters
- saccharine3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sickly2 = 2 syllables).