Antonyms of adj syrupy
3 senses of syrupy
Sense 1
cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly -- (overly sweet)
INDIRECT (VIA sweet) -> sour -- (having a sharp biting taste)
Sense 2
syrupy, viscous -- (having a relatively high resistance to flow)
INDIRECT (VIA thick) -> thin -- (relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil")
Sense 3
honeyed, honied, syrupy -- (with honey added)
INDIRECT (VIA sugary) -> sugarless, nonsweet -- (not containing sugar)
Similarity of adj syrupy
3 senses of syrupy
Sense 1
cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly -- (overly sweet)
=> sweet (vs. sour) -- (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)
Sense 2
syrupy, viscous -- (having a relatively high resistance to flow)
=> thick (vs. thin) -- (relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog")
Sense 3
honeyed, honied, syrupy -- (with honey added)
=> sugary (vs. sugarless) -- (containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food")