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| Main Entry: | piquant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flavorful, biting |
| Synonyms: | interesting, lively, peppery, poignant, provocative, pungent, racy, savory, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, stimulating, stinging, tangy, tart, highly-seasoned, well-flavored, with a kick, zestful, zesty |
| Notes: | having a sharp taste is pungent and having a pleasingly sharp taste is piquant; pungent first meant 'keenly painful or distressing' |
| Antonyms: | bland, dull |
| Main Entry: | delicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, especially to the taste |
| Synonyms: | adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, exquisite, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, yummy*, delish, enticing, fit for king, mouthwatering, nectarous, titillating, well-prepared, well-seasoned |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eatable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be consumed |
| Synonyms: | appetizing, comestible, delicious, digestible, edible, fit, good, harmless, kosher*, nutritious, palatable, piquant, safe, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, wholesome, yummy*, culinary, delish, dietary, esculent, nutritive |
| Antonyms: | inedible, unpalatable, unwholesome, undelicious, uneatable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | luscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, delectable |
| Synonyms: | adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, darling, deluxe, distinctive, divine, exquisite, flamboyant, flavorsome, heavenly, honeyed, juicy, lush, luxurious, mellow, mouth-watering, opulent, ornate, palatable, palatial, piquant, rare, rich, savory, scrumptious, succulent, sumptuous, sweet, toothsome, voluptuous, yummy*, delish, nectarious |
| Antonyms: | nasty, poor, unappetizing, unsavory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mouth-watering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appetizing |
| Synonyms: | appealing, delectable, delicious, divine*, flavorsome, heavenly*, luscious, palatable, piquant, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, yummy*, aperitive, full of flavor, saporous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | savory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, delicious in flavor |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, aromatic, dainty, decent, delectable, exquisite, fragrant, good, luscious, mellow, palatable, perfumed, piquant, pungent, redolent, respectable, rich, sapid, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tangy, tasty, tempting, toothsome, wholesome, aperitive, full-flavored, mouthwatering, relishing, savorous |
| Antonyms: | bland, distasteful, offensive, tasteless, unappetizing, displeasing |
| Main Entry: | tangy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sharp, spicy |
| Synonyms: | appetizing, aromatic, biting, bitter, fiery, flavorful, flavorsome, harsh, hot, peppery, piquant, pungent, salty, seasoned, sweet, tart, tasty, zippy*, highly seasoned, vinegary, zesty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour in taste or effect |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrimonious, astringent, barbed, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, nasty, piquant, pungent, scathing, sharp, short, snappish, snappy, snippy, tangy, testy, trenchant, acerb, acetose, vinegary, wounding |
| Antonyms: | sweet |
| Main Entry: | tasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | appetizing, delectable, divine, flavorful, flavorsome, heavenly, luscious, mellow, palatable, piquant, pungent, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, tasteful, toothsome, yummy, delish, flavory, full-flavored, good-tasting, sugar-coated, sweetened, toothy, zestful |
| Antonyms: | tasteless, unappetizing |
| Main Entry: | trenchant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic, scathing |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, biting, caustic, clear, clear-cut, crisp, critical, cutting, distinct, driving, dynamic, effective, effectual, emphatic, energetic, explicit, forceful, forcible, graphic, hurtful, impressive, incisive, intense, keen, mordant, penetrating, piquant, pointed, potent, powerful, pungent, salient, salty*, sardonic, sententious, severe, sharp, significant, strong, tart, unequivocal, unsparing, vigorous, weighty, well-defined, crushing, razor-sharp, to the point |
| Antonyms: | frivolous, gentle, impotent, kind, nice, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | witty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny and clever |
| Synonyms: | amusing, bright, brilliant, crazy*, droll, entertaining, epigrammatic, facetious, fanciful, gay, humorous, ingenious, intelligent, jocose, jocular, keen, lively, original, penetrating, piercing, piquant, quick-witted, ridiculous, scintillating, slapstick, sparkling, waggish, whimsical, campy, diverting, joshing, screaming |
| Antonyms: | serious, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | yummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appetizing, choice, delectable, delightful, divine, good, heavenly, juicy, luscious, out of this world, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, succulent, super, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, enticing, fit for a king, mouthwatering, nectarous |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour in taste |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acidulous, biting, piquant, pungent, sharp, tart, vinegarish, vinegary |
| Antonyms: | bland, sweet |
| Main Entry: | acidulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, dry, piquant, sharp, tart, acerb, acetose |
| Antonyms: | sugary, sweet |
| Main Entry: | peppery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly seasoned |
| Synonyms: | fiery, hot, piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, snappy, spicy, zestful, zesty |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly flavored |
| Synonyms: | acid, acrid, aromatic, bitter, hot, peppery, piquant, poignant, racy, rich, salty, seasoned, sharp, snappy, sour, spicy, stinging, stinking*, strong, tangy, tart, effluvious, nosey*, odoriferous, whiffy, zesty |
| Antonyms: | blah, bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | racy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, zestful |
| Synonyms: | animated, bright, buoyant, clever, distinctive, entertaining, exciting, exhilarating, fiery, forceful, forcible, heady, keen, lively, mettlesome, peppery, piquant, playful, poignant, pungent, rich, salty, saucy*, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sportive, sprightly, stimulating, strong, tangy, tart, tasty, vigorous, vivacious, witty, gingery, zesty |
| Antonyms: | dull, idle, languid, lazy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensational |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | startling, exaggerated |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, amazing, astounding, breathtaking, coarse, colored, conspicuous, dramatic, emotional, excessive, exciting, extravagant, hair-raising, juicy*, livid, lurid, marked, melodramatic, noticeable, outstanding, piquant, pointed, prominent, pungent, remarkable, rough, salient, scandalous, shocking, signal, spectacular, staggering, stimulating, sultry, tabloid*, thrilling, vulgar, arresting, electrifying, horrifying, revealing, sensationalistic |
| Antonyms: | ordinary, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sour |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad-tasting; gone bad |
| Synonyms: | acetic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, bad, biting, bitter, briny, caustic, cutting, dry, green, keen, musty, peppery, piquant, pungent, rancid, salty, sharp, stinging, tart, unpleasant, unripe, unsavory, unwholesome, acerb, acetose, acetous, acidulated, curdled, fermented, soured, sourish, turned, vinegary, with a kick |
| Antonyms: | good, pleasant, sweet, tasty |
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