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Synonyms for treacle

11 synonyms
3 meanings

noun

Most common

mush slop glop syrup molasses antidote sweetie pie

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Glop

glop, mush, slop

2. Molasses — A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup

molasses, syrup, golden syrup UK, theriac

3. Cure-all — synonym of theriac, an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote. Synonym of…

cure-all informal, antidote, cure

Other

Definitions

n. 1
A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
n. 2
Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote. Synonym of cure-all: a panacea for all human ailments.
n. 3
Cloying sentimental speech.

Related words

Word family: treaclewort treacly
Phrases: mithridate treacle

Forms

Plural: treacles → glops, mushes, slops, syrups…

Example sentences

mush The banana turned to mush in the bottom of the bag.
syrup Tom went to the drugstore to buy some cough syrup.
molasses Sometimes Tatoeba is as slow as molasses in January.
antidote John finished preparing his antidote and drank it.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
treacle		rising
mush		rising
slop		steady
glop		rising
syrup		rising
molasses		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: cure¹, mush¹, slop¹, glop¹
5 letters: syrup²
7 letters: theriac
8 letters: antidote³, molasses³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (syrup² = 2 syllables).