dessert

[dih-zurt] / dɪˈzɜrt /

NOUN

sweet treat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cake candy confection cookie fruit ice cream pastry pie sweet

STRONG

pudding tart

WEAK

frozen dessert frozen treat last course sweet course

Example Sentences

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Before long, crack Swanson engineers added a fourth compartment to the aluminum trays, for dessert.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

And they aren’t overly sweet, meaning they’re guaranteed to impress those who aren’t big on dessert.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The IRS insists you eat your vegetables before having dessert.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

I always love to have a decaf espresso with dessert, which is either a brownie sundae or banana pudding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I always got hot chocolate, and she got coffee, and we picked one dessert from the case and split it.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Vocabulary lists containing dessert

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