Synonyms of cotton candy

cotton candy

noun

as in eye candy

something attractive but lacking in substance

the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eye candy
• tinsel
• glitter
• window dressing
• candyfloss
• froth
• gossamer
• gloss
• fluff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cotton candy

By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024

And the installations continue all the way through the gift shop, which is situated between a series of photo backdrops and a food court offering concessions like popcorn and cotton candy. 2. —Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire Laura spotted this ultra-rare specimen on a New Hampshire local news outlet and interviewed the scientists that received it as a donation. —Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024

State of play: Among the new menu options the Cardinals unveiled is a cotton candy burrito. —Jeremy Duda, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024