jawbreaker

Long-lasting hard candy

A jawbreaker is a very hard, round candy designed to be sucked rather than chewed—biting down risks dental damage, hence the name.

The candy typically has colorful layers that reveal themselves as it slowly dissolves.

Jawbreaker also describes a word that's difficult to pronounce: That medical term is a real jawbreaker.

candy

gobstopper

Long-lasting spherical candy

sucker · bonbon · gumdrop · toffee · butterscotch · peppermint · cinnamon · sour · sugary · multicolored

dental

chipped tooth

Fractured dental enamel

challenge

tongue-twister

Phrase difficult to articulate quickly

mouthful · stumper · elocution · diction · articulation · enunciation · speech impediment · linguistic · phonetic · sesquipedalian

spherical

orb

Luminous celestial body

smooth · rolling · oversized · miniature

hardness

rock-hard

Extremely firm, inflexible

unyielding · compact · durable · resistant · indestructible · rigid · firm · unbreakable

Categories
Opposites
candy texture/hardness

jawbreakermarshmallow

Spongy sugar confection

gummy bear · cotton candy · taffy · fudge · jelly bean

ease of consumption

jawbreakerPop Rocks

Carbonated candy that crackles

dissolvable · bite-sized · pixie stick

SIZE (as candy)

jawbreakersprinkles

Decorative dessert toppings

nonpareil · jimmies

Family

jaw, breaker, jawbone, breakwater

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G