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Synonyms for confection
kənˈfɛk ʃəncon·fec·tion
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sweet, confectionnoun
a food rich in sugar
Synonyms:
sweet, concoction, sugariness, dessert, sweetness, aftersconfection, concoctionverb
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Synonyms:
sweet, concoction, mixture, intermixtureconfect, confection, comfitverb
make into a confection
"This medicine is home-confected"
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#337 | size | |
#2466 | sweet | |
#4242 | cake | |
#6697 | mixture | |
#10939 | dessert | |
#24371 | confectionery | |
#25334 | sweetness | |
#53751 | condiment | |
#61883 | concoction | |
#70934 | confectionary | |
#81698 | confection | |
#142669 | afters | |
#142727 | sugarplum |
How to use confection in a sentence?
Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the battle field.
[I] went in the bathroom and changed into this big polka dot confection. I think they all thought I was off to a costume party – or something crazy when I left that group.
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- suikergoedAfrikaans
- حلوىArabic
- сладкиш, бонбонBulgarian
- godbidDanish
- Bonbon, KonfektGerman
- γλύκισμαGreek
- hechura, confecciónSpanish
- شیرینیPersian
- makeinenFinnish
- bonbon, confectionFrench
- मिठाईHindi
- konfekció, édességHungarian
- konpeksiIndonesian
- confezioneItalian
- お菓子, コンフェクションJapanese
- ტკბილეულობაGeorgian
- 과자Korean
- gula-gula, konpeksiMalay
- suikergoedDutch
- słodyczePolish
- confeitoPortuguese
- конфета, сласть, сладость, конди́терские изде́лияRussian
- ëmbëlsirëAlbanian
- konfekt, sötsakSwedish
- matamisTagalog
- konfeksiyon, şekerlemeTurkish
- קאַנפעקציעYiddish
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