Antonyms for syrupy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sir-uh-pee, sur-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪr ə pi, ˈsɜr-

Definition of syrupy

As in juicy : adj moist
As in maudlin : adj teary, overemotional
As in mushy : adj romantic, corny
As in nostalgic : adj longingly remembering
As in romantic : adj sentimental, idealistic
As in sentimental : adj emotional, romantic
As in sticky : adj gummy, adhesive
As in sweet : adj sugary
As in thick : adj concentrated, dense
As in viscous : adj sticky, gummy
As in saccharine : adj sugary
As in sugary : adj sweetened
As in glutinous : adj viscous
As in mucilaginous : adj viscous
As in schmaltzy : adj sentimental
As in slushy : adj sentimental
As in sobby : adj sentimental
As in soppy : adj sentimental
As in soupy : adj sentimental
As in tear-jerking : adj sentimental
As in cloying : adj sickly sweet
As in viscid : adj viscous
As in viscose : adj viscous

Example sentences :

Wish my tongue was as soothin'-syrupy as that Mr. Badger's is.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

“You may come out now, my little ones,” she said in her most syrupy tones.
Extract from : « The Italian Twins » by Lucy Fitch Perkins

This may be known by the liquid becoming dense and syrupy in appearance.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

He was drinking a cup of thick, syrupy coffee, and soaking a rusk in it.
Extract from : « The Golden Silence » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

It may be concentrated in vacuo over a surface of oil of vitriol until it appears as a syrupy liquid of sp.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

The same compound is obtained as a crystalline powder when the syrupy liquid is dropped into strong nitric acid.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

In less than a minute the syrupy fluid has dried, and appears like a film of transparent varnish on the glass plate.
Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. » by Various

McKay slowly drank the last of his syrupy coffee and rolled a cigarette.
Extract from : « The Pathless Trail » by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

As speedily as if these visitors had been long expected, the servant brought in a tray bearing cups of syrupy coffee.
Extract from : « The Pathless Trail » by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

With a quizzical frown she showed him the sidewalk which the thawing temperature had apparently coated with syrupy iced coffee.
Extract from : « Two banks of the Seine » by Fernand Vandrem

Synonyms for syrupy

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