OVERSWEET Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

oversweet

adjective

Definition of oversweet

as in cloying

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Adjective

And what ensues is an hour and a half of aimless, frictionless, inert, and cloying sentimentality without purpose.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
During courtroom breaks, the long line for the women’s room was a stark visual of the way this flood has ripped apart accusers and defenders of Camp Mystic—grieving mothers in lavender avoiding eye contact with willfully cheerful women in a green that now felt cloying, bordering on cruel.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Definition of cloying

Adjective

The Bank of America Institute ranked drinks by calorific content to show that fruit juice is probably a worse choice than full-fat cola.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 June 2026
When heated to about 300 degrees Celsius in an oxygen-free environment, the material forms carbon-rich granules with high calorific value.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of calorific

Adjective

That caloric deficit drives bone loss and muscle shrinkage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 June 2026
The drinks attract younger women, typically age 16 to 35, and are aimed at health-conscious customers that don’t want Swig’s more caloric and filling dirty sodas, CEO Alex Dunn said.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of caloric

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