Synonyms for confection
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
Related words
- Word family
- confect confectionary
Forms
- Plural
- confections → sweets, candies, lollies, sweetmeats…
Example sentences
- candy Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.
- concoction Sami made Layla drink this horrible concoction.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| confection | rising | |
| candy | rising | |
| sweetmeat | steady | |
| concoction | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sweet1, candy2, lolly2
- 7 letters
- confect2
- 9 letters
- sweetmeat
- 10 letters
- concoction3
- 11 letters
- combination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (candy2 = 2 syllables).