oversweetens
Adds too much
Oversweetens means to add too much sugar or sweetener to something, making it cloying or unpleasantly sweet: The recipe oversweetens the lemonade.
Figuratively, it can mean making something excessively sentimental or saccharine: The film oversweetens what was actually a tragic story.
Excessively sweet or sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- sicklyProne to poor health
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
heavy · gagging · treacly · cloying · suffocating · indigestible · overwhelming · excessive
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
cheesy · corny · overwrought · treacly · gushing · melodramatic · sugary · insincere
Containing much sweetener
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
treacle · molasses · caramelized · glazed · confectionery · toothache · sugarcoated · nectar
Ruined or overindulged
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- maskedHaving face covered
drowned · overwhelmed · excessive · heavy-handed · overdone · overprocessed · undrinkable · inedible
syrupy
Excessively sweet or sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- sicklyProne to poor health
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
overpowering · heavy · gagging · treacly · cloying · suffocating · indigestible · overwhelming · excessive · saturating
saccharine
Exaggeratedly sentimental
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
schmaltzy · cheesy · corny · overwrought · treacly · gushing · melodramatic · sugary · insincere · affected
sugary
Containing much sweetener
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
saccharine · treacle · molasses · caramelized · glazed · confectionery · toothache · sugarcoated · nectar · overripe
spoiled
Ruined or overindulged
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
masked · drowned · overwhelmed · excessive · heavy-handed · overdone · overprocessed · undrinkable · inedible · wrecked