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")

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