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sugar vs sweetener

sweetener vs sugar

sugar and sweetener both are nouns.

sugar is a verb but sweetener is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sugar Yes No Yes No
sweetener Yes No No No
As nouns, sweetener is a hypernym of sugar; that is, sweetener is a word with a broader meaning than sugar:
  • sugar: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
  • sweetener: something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
Other hypernyms of sugar include sweetening.
sugar (noun) sweetener (noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative anything that serves as an enticement
informal terms for money something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
sugar (verb) sweetener (verb)
sweeten with sugar
Difference between sugar and sweetener

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