sugarcoat

Verb

Meaning

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

cause to appear more pleasant or appealing

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Synonyms

candy glaze varnish whitewash sugar hide reward honey mask disguise alleviate decorate gloss veneer soothe

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Antonyms

mar damage explain strip protest harm

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Hypernyms

spin sweeten dulcify edulcorate dulcorate

Examples

The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts Source: Internet

It also did not sugarcoat the mental health challenges the industry is rife with, including drug use, drinking, and addiction. Source: Internet

But the application of technology cannot sugarcoat the fact that being outside the customs union will have a material impact on the Irish border. Source: Internet

In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. Source: Internet

Rather than sugarcoat it, CEO Steve Easterbrook said the fast food chain was “not on its game,” then offered his plan to fix things. Source: Internet

Still, she said, “I don’t want to sugarcoat the fact that there are real issues.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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