Meanings
nounsugar substitute (plural sugar substitutes)
plural sugar substitutes
- A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar.
Synonyms: artificial sweetener
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甜味劑 /甜味剂, 甘味劑 /甘味剂
- 甜味劑 /甜味剂 (tiánwèijì)food additives
- 甘味劑 /甘味剂 (gānwèijì)food additives
- 甘味料 (gānwèiliào)food additives
Czech umělé sladidlo
- umělé sladidlofood additives
Dutch zoetstof, suikervervanger
- zoetstoffood additives
- suikervervangerfood additives
Finnish makeutusaine
- makeutusainefood additives
French édulcorant
- édulcorantfood additives
German Zuckeraustauschstoff
- Zuckeraustauschstofffood additives
Hebrew סוכרזית
- סוכרזית (sukrazít)food additives
Italian dolcificante, edulcorante
- dolcificantefood additives
- edulcorantefood additives
Japanese 甘味料
- 甘味料 (kanmiryō)food additives
Polish słodzik
- słodzikfood additives
Portuguese adoçante
- adoçantefood additives
Russian замени́тель са́хара, подсласти́тель
- замени́тель са́хара (zamenítelʹ sáxara)food additives
- подсласти́тель (podslastítelʹ)food additives
Spanish sustituto del azúcar, edulcorante
- sustituto del azúcarfood additives
- edulcorantefood additives
Vietnamese chất tạo ngọt
- chất tạo ngọtfood additives
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sugar substitute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20substitute
MLA
“sugar substitute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20substitute. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar substitute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20substitute.
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