Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sugar-coat

2 senses of sugarcoat

Sense 1
sugarcoat, glaze, candy -- (coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze)
       => sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate -- (make sweeter in taste)

Sense 2
sugarcoat -- (cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts")
       => spin -- (twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing")

Antonyms of adj sugar-coated

1 sense of sugar-coated

Sense 1
candied, sugar-coated -- (encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel")

INDIRECT (VIA sugary) -> sugarless, nonsweet -- (not containing sugar)

Similarity of adj sugar-coated

1 sense of sugar-coated

Sense 1
candied, sugar-coated -- (encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel")
       => sugary (vs. sugarless) -- (containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food")