sugarcoat

Meaning

1. (transitive) To coat with sugar.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

Synonyms

candy

🍬

glaze

sweeten

sugar

flatter

frost

glorify

icing

pad

prettify

saccharify

tinsel

window-dress

coat with sugar

romanticise

sugar-coat

euphemise

color

colour

embellish

Translations

embellir

schönfärben

schönreden

zeichnen

sich schminken

ζαχαρώνω

καθιστώ νοστιμώτερο

καλύπτω με ζάχαρι

bonbon

maquiller

sucrerie

dragéifier

smaltare

truccare

addolcire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/

Etymology

From sugar + coat; figurative sense from the practice of coating medicinal tablets or pills with sugar in order to disguise their unpleasant taste (sugarcoating the pill).