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sweetenera substance used to sweeten food or drinks, especially as a substitute for sugar

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a substance used to sweeten food or drinks, especially as a substitute for sugar

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈswitənər/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother uses so much artificial sweetener that her coffee tastes like a chemistry experiment.
  • The diet soda contains zero-calorie sweetener instead of sugar.
  • Honey is a natural sweetener that's much healthier than processed sugar.

sweetener

NOUN

[/ˈswitənər/]

a substance used to sweeten food or drinks, especially as a substitute for sugar

a substance used to sweeten food or drinks, especially as a substitute for sugar
💡 Concept

a substance used to sweeten food or drinks, especially as a substitute for sugar

Choose a cleaner sweetener, become leaner!
🎵 Rhyme

Choose a cleaner sweetener, become leaner!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈswitənər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈswiːtənə/

🌳Etymology

Rootsweet
Suffix--ener

🎵Rhyme

keenercleanerleaner
keener
cleaner
leaner

🔗Collocations

artificial sweetener
natural sweetener
low-calorie sweetener
add sweetener
sugar substitute sweetener

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother uses so much artificial sweetener that her coffee tastes like a chemistry experiment.

The diet soda contains zero-calorie sweetener instead of sugar.

Honey is a natural sweetener that's much healthier than processed sugar.

😄 Fun example

He accidentally put salt instead of sweetener in his tea and made the most horrific face.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sugar substituteartificial sugarsugar alternativelow-calorie sweetener

Antonyms

bitter agentsalt

Related

sugarhoneysyrupsaccharinaspartamestevia

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