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In some senses, sweetened is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
made to taste sweet
containing sweetener
made more appealing or more attractive with incentives
VERB + SWEETENED
bit, got, jam, made, salted, wasn't
SWEETENED + NOUN
beans, ice, morning, mung, tea, toast
PREP.
up, with
ADV.
accidentally, instead
adjective — with sweetening added
The food at the canteen isn't very good, and the menu contains mostly unhealthy foods, too salted or sweetened.
Tatoeba · #526646Tom accidentally got sweetened ice tea instead of unsweetened, but then he couldn't stop drinking the sugary concoction.
Tatoeba · #6982226I think your version is a bit sweetened up, because it didn't happen exactly like that.
Tatoeba · #9668442Tom sweetened his tea with honey; Mary didn't sweeten hers at all.
Tatoeba · #11090838Japan’s "yōkan" is a dessert made of sweetened mung beans.
Tatoeba · #11937643Blackcurrant jam sweetened her morning toast.
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In some senses, sweetened is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.