whet
The word “whet” has 1 syllable: whet
It's pronounced as /wɛt/
What is synonym and antonym for whet?
In the thesaurus, “whet” has 72 synonyms and 16 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for whet along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for whet
- Dutch courage
- John Barleycorn
- alcohol
- ale
- aperitif
- aqua vitae
- ardent spirits
- barley-bree
- beer
- belt
- booze
- bottle
- bracer
- brandy
- brew
- brewage
- brewski
- chaser
- cocktail
- digestif
- drink
- edge
- file
- firewater
- gin
- grind
- grog
- home brew
- hone
- hooch
- inebriant
- intoxicant
- juice
- liqueur
- liquor
- load
- lush
- malt liquor
- mao-tai
- mead
- mescal
- microbrew
- mixed drink
- moonshine
- mum
- nappy
- nightcap
- nip
- peg
- pop
- potable
- rum
- sake
- sauce
- schnapps
- sharpen
- shooter
- shot
- slug
- snifter
- snort
- spirits
- stimulant
- stone
- strong drink
- strop
- tequila
- tipple
- tot
- vodka
- whiskey
- wine
Antonyms for whet
Meanings of whet
- noun
- The act of whetting something.
- That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
- verb
- To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- To stimulate or make more keen.
- To preen.
Example Sentences
- The aroma of the food helped whet my appetite.
- The trailer was designed to whet viewers’ interest in the movie.
- A short preview can whet curiosity before the full release.
- The challenge served to whet his desire to improve.
- The author included a teaser chapter to whet readers’ anticipation.
On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to whet, such as: Dutch courage, John Barleycorn, alcohol, ale, aperitif, aqua vitae, ardent spirits.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- venom
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- wear
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- whet
- worry
nappy
- Dutch courage
- John Barleycorn
- alcohol
- ale
- aperitif
- aqua vitae
- ardent spirits
- barley-bree
- barley-broo
- beer
- belt
- booze
- bottle
- bracer
- brandy
- brew
- brewage
- brewski
- chaser
- cloth diaper
- cocktail
- diaper
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- disposable diaper
- downy
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- firewater
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- grog
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- hooch
- inebriant
- intoxicant
- juice
- liqueur
- liquor
- load
- lush
- malt liquor
- mao-tai
- mead
- mescal
- microbrew
- mixed drink
- moonshine
- mum
- nightcap
- nip
- peg
- pop
- potable
- puffy
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- rough
- rum
- sake
- saki
- sauce
- schnapps
- shaggy
- shooter
- shot
- slug
- snifter
- snort
- spirits
- stimulant
- strong drink
- tequila
- tipple
- tot
- underpants
- underwear
- vodka
- whet
- whiskey
- whisky
- wine
- woolly
- wooly
edge
- ability
- acerbity
- acidity
- acidness
- acridity
- acridness
- acrimoniousness
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- acuteness
- advantage
- allowance
- ambit
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- ascendency
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- berm
- better
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- bite
- bitterness
- blessing
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- file
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- ginger
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- grind
- harshness
- head start
- hem
- high ground
- hone
- inch
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- inside track
- jump
- keenness
- lap
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- ledge
- leg up
- limit
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- mere
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- odds
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- round
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- spice
- split
- squeeze by
- squeeze past
- start
- stead
- steal
- stone
- strand
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edges
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- breaks
- brim
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- butt
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- ceilings
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- circles
- circumference
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- commands
- compasses
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- contour
- controls
- corner
- creep
- crests
- crook
- crust
- curb
- curbs
- cusps
- decorate
- defines
- delineates
- demarcates
- demarcations
- dominance
- dominances
- draw
- drops
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- edgings
- encircles
- encloses
- end
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- file
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- footholds
- frame
- frames
- fringe
- fringes
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- girdles
- girths
- godsends
- grind
- grinds
- head start
- head starts
- hem
- hems
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- hone
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- inch
- incloses
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- inside tracks
- jumps
- laps
- lead
- leads
- ledge
- legs up
- limb
- limit
- limitations
- limits
- line
- lip
- lips
- loops
- mannas
- marches
- margin
- margins
- masteries
- maxima
- maximums
- measures
- meres
- molding
- mouth
- nicks
- nose out
- odds
- opportunities
- outline
- outlines
- outskirt
- outskirts
- pales
- peak
- perimeter
- perimeters
- peripheries
- periphery
- point
- points
- polish
- portal
- precedences
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- preferences
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- privileges
- pulls
- restrains
- restrictions
- restricts
- rim
- rims
- ring
- rings
- rounds
- selvages
- seniorities
- shape
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- sharpens
- shore
- shores
- side
- sidle
- silhouettes
- sketches
- skirt
- skirtings
- skirts
- slip by
- slip past
- split
- squeeze by
- squeeze past
- start
- starts
- steads
- steal
- stones
- strand
- strop
- strops
- superiorities
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- thresholds
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- walls
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- worm
sake
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- John Barleycorn
- account
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- aim
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- ale
- aperitif
- aqua vitae
- ardent spirits
- barley-bree
- barley-broo
- beer
- behalf
- belt
- booze
- bottle
- bracer
- brandy
- brew
- brewage
- brewski
- cause
- chaser
- cocktail
- consequence
- consideration
- digestif
- drink
- end
- final cause
- firewater
- gin
- good
- grog
- home brew
- hooch
- inebriant
- interest
- intoxicant
- juice
- liqueur
- liquor
- load
- lush
- malt liquor
- mao-tai
- mead
- mescal
- microbrew
- mixed drink
- moonshine
- motive
- mum
- nappy
- nightcap
- nip
- peg
- pop
- potable
- principle
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- purpose
- regard
- respect
- rum
- sauce
- schnapps
- score
- shooter
- shot
- slug
- snifter
- snort
- spirits
- stimulant
- strong drink
- tequila
- tipple
- tot
- vodka
- welfare
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- whisky
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