sweetening
Making less bitter
Sweetening is something that makes food or drink sweeter—sugar, honey, artificial sweeteners.
The word also names the act of adding such substances: The recipe calls for minimal sweetening.
Figuratively, sweetening refers to anything that makes an offer more attractive: The signing bonus was sweetening to get her to accept the job.
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
nectar · caramelization · jam · preserves · marmalade · jelly · compote · treacle
Hive-keeping grounds
- beekeeperOne who tends hives
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- nectarFloral sugar water
manuka · honeypot · extraction · infusion · crystallization
Sweet cake covering
- frostingSweet cake covering
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
ganache · fondant · custard · mousse · sprinkles · butterscotch · praline · toffee
Plant-derived sugar alternative
- aspartameArtificial low-calorie sweetener
- sucraloseArtificial zero-calorie sweetener
- saccharinCalorie-free synthetic sweetener
- sorbitolPolyol sweetener and humectant
xylitol · erythritol · mannitol · zero-calorie · diet · low-glycemic · sugar-free · packets
Illegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- graftIllicit political gain
- backhanderSecret illicit payment
under-the-table · quid-pro-quo · palm-greasing · incentive · enticement · concession · carrot · perks
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
agave · nectar · caramelization · jam · preserves · marmalade · jelly · compote · treacle · jaggery
apiary
Hive-keeping grounds
nectar · manuka · honeypot · extraction · infusion · crystallization
icing
Sweet cake covering
chocolate · ganache · fondant · custard · mousse · sprinkles · butterscotch · praline · toffee · fudge
stevia
Plant-derived sugar alternative
- aspartameArtificial low-calorie sweetener
- sucraloseArtificial zero-calorie sweetener
- saccharinCalorie-free synthetic sweetener
sorbitol · xylitol · erythritol · mannitol · zero-calorie · diet · low-glycemic · sugar-free · packets
improve
Raise in quality
moderate · ease · lighten · brighten · uplift · boost · smooth · mollify · balance · enrich
kickback
Illegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- graftIllicit political gain
backhander · under-the-table · quid-pro-quo · palm-greasing · incentive · enticement · concession · carrot · perks
- ripeningripening, maturation, softening, color change, climacteric
- flavor changessouring, bitterness, saltiness, mellowing, intensifying
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- beverage makingbrew, brewing, ferment, fermentation, distillation
- audio productionDAW, mixing, mixing board, audio mixer, Foley
- Post-productionediting, editor, color grading, film editor, color correction
sweeteningsouring
Becoming acidic or hostile
acidifying · bittering · salting · embittering · pickling
sweeteningsouring
Becoming acidic or hostile
embittering · aggravating · displeasing · worsening · spoiling
sweeteningsouring
Becoming acidic or hostile
hardening · toughening · worsening · burdening · complicating
- sweetening the potAdding value to entice
- sweetening upTrying to please someone
- sweetening agentMakes food sugary