CANDY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CANDY?

Need another word that means the same as “candy”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “candy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Candy” are: confect, confectionery, bonbons, glaze, sugarcoat

Candy as a Noun

Definitions of "Candy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “candy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.
• Sweets; confectionery.
• Sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation.

Synonyms of "Candy" as a noun (3 Words)

bonbons	A candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate.
confect	A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.
confectionery	A shop that sells sweets and chocolates. A confectionery company offering hand made chocolates.

Usage Examples of "Candy" as a noun

• People sat eating popcorn and candy.
• A candy bar.
• Pink and yellow candies.
• Making candy at home is not difficult—the key is cooking the syrup to the right temperature.

Candy as a Verb

Definitions of "Candy" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “candy” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup.
• Coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze.

Synonyms of "Candy" as a verb (2 Words)

glaze	Coat with something sweet such as a hard sugar glaze. The potter glazed the dishes.
sugarcoat	Cause to appear more pleasant or appealing. The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts.

Usage Examples of "Candy" as a verb

• I candied the walnuts with maple syrup.

Associations of "Candy" (30 Words)

bread	The bread or wafer used in the Eucharist. Italian breads.
cake	Form a coat over. A starter of goat s cheese and potato cakes.
chocolate	Hot chocolate. The former Great Western colours of chocolate and cream.
cinnamon	The tree which yields cinnamon. He wore a short sleeved shirt and pale cinnamon slacks.
cocoa	A hot drink made from cocoa powder mixed with milk or water.
coffee	The shrub which yields coffee seeds native to the Old World tropics. A coffee pot.
confection	Make into a confection. Therese was magnificent in a swirling confection of crimson.
confectionery	A shop that sells sweets and chocolates. A confectionery company offering hand made chocolates.
dessert	A dish served as the last course of a meal. A dessert of chocolate mousse.
flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. Whitewashed walls and red roof tiles gave the resort a Mediterranean flavour.
flour	Sprinkle something especially a work surface or cooking utensil with a thin layer of flour. Manioc flour.
glaze	Coat with a glaze. New potatoes which had been glazed in mint flavoured butter.
goody	A good or favoured person, especially a hero in a book, film, etc.
homemade	Made or produced in the home or by yourself. Homemade bread.
honey	Sweeten with honey. It s one honey of an adaptation.
mill	Grind something in a mill. Hard wheats are easily milled into white flour.
mint	A candy that is flavored with a mint oil. Plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes.
molasses	Syrup used in baking and to pour over food.
powder	A cosmetic in the form of powder applied to a person s face with a brush or soft pad. In Aspen blue skies and good powder drew in record numbers.
pudding	A sweet or savoury steamed dish made with suet and flour. Corn pudding.
saccharine	Relating to or containing sugar; sugary. Saccharine music.
shop	A place where things are manufactured or repaired a workshop. A barber s shop.
sifter	A household sieve (as for flour.
sugar	Sweeten with sugar. A spoonful of sugar.
sweet	Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. My sweet love.
sweetener	Anything that serves as an enticement. Diet drinks contain artificial sweeteners like saccharin.
tea	A drink made from the infused leaves fruits or flowers of plants other than tea. Fish and chips for tea.
treacle	Syrup of a golden-yellow colour; golden syrup. Enough of this treacle let s get back to business.
vanilla	Ice cream flavoured with vanilla. His sex life is totally vanilla.