syrup
noun
syr·up ˈsər-əp 
ˈsir-əp,
ˈsə-rəp variants or less commonly sirup
1
a
: a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
b
: the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant
2
: cloying sweetness or sentimentality
syrupy
ˈsər-ə-pē
adjective ˈsir-ə-
ˈsə-rə-
Synonyms
- bathos
- gooeyness
- lovey-doveyness
- mawkishness
- mush
- mushiness
- saccharinity
- sappiness
- sentimentalism
- sentimentality
- sloppiness
- soppiness
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Example Sentences
ice cream and chocolate syrup She poured syrup all over her pancakes.
Recent Examples on the Web Strawberry syrup and almond syrup are mixed with white chocolate sauce to create this flavorful rebel. 
Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2022 Good Old Pine, the cocktail Blais developed, consists of rum, pineapple syrup and aromatic bitters. Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Simply muddle fresh basil in the bottom of a pitcher, then stir in a party-starting amount of vodka, some fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and ice. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 Beverages offered at Fry Basket will be a salty dog cocktail (vodka, grapefruit juice, ginger, simple syrup, lime, salted rim) and 81Bay Brewing Co.’s key lime lager. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2022 Amid chic decor, mixologists lace soft drinks with sophistication-signifiers and wallet-declutterers like orgeat, tobacco syrup, and chinotto orange. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 Cocktails stay in the bunny spirit: Our Peeps (marshmallow vodka, cream, simple syrup and a Peep) and The Hopper (pomegranate juice and Champagne) will be served. cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022 Agave syrup and lime make this drink recognizable as a margarita, but Nixta also enters the mix. Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2022 Maple syrup and maple syrup cotton candy will be available for purchase. Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2022 Good Old Pine, the cocktail Blais developed, consists of rum, pineapple syrup and aromatic bitters. Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Simply muddle fresh basil in the bottom of a pitcher, then stir in a party-starting amount of vodka, some fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and ice. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 Beverages offered at Fry Basket will be a salty dog cocktail (vodka, grapefruit juice, ginger, simple syrup, lime, salted rim) and 81Bay Brewing Co.’s key lime lager. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2022 Amid chic decor, mixologists lace soft drinks with sophistication-signifiers and wallet-declutterers like orgeat, tobacco syrup, and chinotto orange. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 Cocktails stay in the bunny spirit: Our Peeps (marshmallow vodka, cream, simple syrup and a Peep) and The Hopper (pomegranate juice and Champagne) will be served. cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022 Agave syrup and lime make this drink recognizable as a margarita, but Nixta also enters the mix. Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2022 Maple syrup and maple syrup cotton candy will be available for purchase. Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English sirup, from Anglo-French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing syrup
Kids Definition
syrup
noun
syr·up
ˈsər-əp,
ˈsir-
1
: a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often containing flavoring or a medicine
chocolate syrup
cough syrup
2
: the juice of a fruit or plant with some of the water removed
maple syrup
Medical Definition
syrup
noun
syr·up
variants also sirup
ˈsər-əp ˈsir-əp
ˈsir-əp : a thick sticky liquid consisting of a concentrated solution of sugar and water with or without the addition of a flavoring agent or medicinal substance
syrup of codeine
syrupy
adjective
as in thick
being of a consistency that resists flow instead of neat squares of fudge we had syrupy goo Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- thick
- viscous
- sticky
- creamy
- viscid
- ropy
- condensed
- slushy
- thickened
- gooey
- ropey
- thickish
- heavy
- glutinous
- gluey
- turbid
- gelatinous
- undiluted
- gummy
- jellylike
- semiliquid
- semifluid
- concentrated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- thin
- soupy
- watery
- runny
- liquid
- fluid
- flowing
- diluted
- dilute
- weak
- watered-down