Sweet and Vinegary

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Sweet adjective - Having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.

Usage example: a very sweet man directed us to the lost and found

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Vinegary is an antonym for sweet.

Vinegary adjective - Causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids.

Usage example: vinegary potato salad

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Sweet is an antonym for vinegary in topics: pungent, bitter, bad-tasting, having strong affect on animate senses.

Nearby Word: vinegar

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Vinegary and Sweet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sweet/vinegary

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