Antonyms for
candy
Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
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No Antonyms Found for Candy

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All Definitions for Candy

Below are all the dictionary definitions of candy:

1Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
2A piece of confectionery of this kind.
3Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
4Crack cocaine.
5An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
6To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
7To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
8To become candy
9To solidify into a candylike form or mass.
10A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
11A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
12A surname.
13The Mediterranean island of Crete.
14The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka
15(by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island.
16The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.

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Common antonyms for candy. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does candy have?

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About antonyms for candy

Finding the right antonym for candy helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.", candy has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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