syrup

Viscous sugary liquid

Syrup is a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in water or by reducing plant juices.

Maple syrup comes from tree sap; corn syrup from processed corn starch.

Cough syrup is medicine in a sweetened liquid base.

Figuratively, something syrupy is cloyingly sweet or sentimental: His syrupy compliments made everyone uncomfortable.

molasses

treacle

Thick sugar-refining byproduct

refinery · gingerbread · dark · rich · robust · bittersweet · unrefined · pomegranate · carob · grape

maple

sap

Plant circulatory fluid

  • sugarbushTrees tapped for syrup
  • VermontNortheastern state, small population
  • CanadaNorthern North American nation

Quebec · pancakes · waffles · amber · harvest · tree · breakfast · drizzle · glaze · pure

sweetener

glucose

Primary cellular fuel

  • fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
  • agaveSpiny desert succulent
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product

golden · invert · simple · dextrose · date · rice · barley · beet · refiners · pancake

medicinal

cough

Explosive airway clearing

dosage · pharmacy · prescription · dextromethorphan · codeine · pediatric · decongestant · mucolytic · pharmaceutical · medicine

texture

thick

Having great depth

oozy · ropy · drizzle · pour · dense · slow · runny · coating · pooling · glossy

flavoring

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

almond · peppermint · fruit · berry · ginger · cinnamon · coconut · mint · lemon · orange

Categories
Opposites
physical consistency

syrupwater

Clear essential liquid

powder · solid · crystal · granules · dust

sugar form

syrupgranulated sugar

Refined crystalline sweetening agent

sugar crystals · powdered sugar · sugar cubes · powder · raw sugar

EMOTIONAL/RHETORICAL TONE (figurative sense)

syrupbitterness

Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling

vinegar · cynicism · harshness · hard-heartedness · acerbity

Phrases
Family

syrupy, syrups, syrupiest, syruplike

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G