Synonyms for honey
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
The honey in the pot should last for years.
Related words
- Word family
- hon honeyberry honeybush honeycomb honeycombed honeydew honeyeater honeyed
- Phrases
- honey badger honey oil honey plant honey bear honey fungus honey guide honey around honey up
- Is a kind of
- food liquid
Forms
- Plural
- honeys → sweethearts, darlings, sweeties, sugars…
Example sentences
- sugar In 1984, Coke started using HFCS instead of sugar.
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
- sweetie Just seven more days — then I'll see my sweetie again.
- queen Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
- mel I wish Mel Brooks had made a spoof of this movie.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| honey | rising | |
| sugar | steady | |
| sweetheart | rising | |
| sweetie | rising | |
| queen | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mel1
- 4 letters
- love1, baby2, dear1, lass1
- 5 letters
- heart1, queen1, sugar2, babby
- 6 letters
- dearie
- 7 letters
- beloved2, darling2, sweetie2, dearest2
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).