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CLOYING Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word cloying. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word cloying. (close relations)
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pall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden numbing dread

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

verb

• become less interesting or attractive

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• cover with a pall

• cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

• cause to become flat

• lose sparkle or bouquet

• lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

surfeit
nounn
noun

• the state of being more than full

• the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

• eating until excessively full

verb

• supply or feed to surfeit

• indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

block
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

verb

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

choke
verbv
noun

• a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

• a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

verb

• breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• be too tight; rub or press

• wring the neck of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• check or slow down the action or effect of

• become or cause to become obstructed

• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• reduce the air supply

• cause to retch or choke

exaggerated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• represented as greater than is true or reasonable

• enlarged to an abnormal degree

fill
verbv
noun

• a quantity sufficient to satisfy

• any material that fills a space or container

verb

• make full, also in a metaphorical sense

• become full

• occupy the whole of

• assume, as of positions or roles

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

• appoint someone to (a position or a job)

• eat until one is sated

• fill to satisfaction

• plug with a substance

glut
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

verb

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

• supply with an excess of

gorge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

verb

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

jade
nounn
noun

• a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

• a woman adulterer

• a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

• an old or over-worked horse

adjective satellite

• of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

verb

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

nauseate
verbv
verb

• upset and make nauseated

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

saccharine
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• overly sweet

sate
verbv
verb

• fill to satisfaction

satiate
verbv
adjective

• supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

verb

• fill to satisfaction

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

satisfy
verbv
verb

• meet the requirements or expectations of

• make happy or satisfied

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

sicken
verbv
verb

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

• get sick

• upset and make nauseated

• make sick or ill

stodge
nounn
noun

• heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food

stuff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

• miscellaneous unspecified objects

• informal terms for personal possessions

• senseless talk

• unspecified qualities required to do or be something

• information in some unspecified form

• a critically important or characteristic component

verb

• cram into a cavity

• press or force

• obstruct

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

• treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting

• fill tightly with a material

• fill with a stuffing while cooking

syrupy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• overly sweet

• having a relatively high resistance to flow

• with honey added

treacly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• overly sweet

oversweet
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Too sweet; excessively sweet.

Best Hypernyms For CLOYING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cloying, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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