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flavorless
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flavorless
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insipid |
| Synonyms: | bland, flat, tasteless, vapid |
| Main Entry: | distasteful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | repulsive, unpleasant |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, afflictive, bitter, detestable, disagreeable, dislikable, displeasing, flat, flavorless, galling, grievous, grody, gross*, hateful, icky, insipid, loathsome, nauseous, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, painful, repellent, repugnant, savorless, tasteless, unappetizing, undesirable, uninviting, unlikable, unpalatable, unsavory, yicky, yucky |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, delectable, delicious, palatable, pleasant, pleasing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flat |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, lackluster to the senses |
| Synonyms: | banal, blah, bland, blind, boring, colorless, dead, dim, drab, draggy, flavorless, ho hum, inane, innocuous, insipid, jejune, lead balloon, lifeless, matte, monotonous, muted, pointless, prosaic, prosy, sapless, spiritless, stale, tasteless, tedious, uninteresting, unpalatable, unsavory, unseasoned, vanilla, vapid, watery, weak, whitebread |
| Antonyms: | bubbly, effervescent, sharp |
| Main Entry: | insipid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tasteless |
| Synonyms: | bland, distasteful, flat, flavorless, jejune, mild, savorless, stale, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, vapid, watered-down, watery |
| Notes: | sipid - of pleasing taste, flavor, or character - is the opposite of insipid |
| Antonyms: | appetizing, delicious, tasty, yummy |
| Main Entry: | tasteless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without flavor |
| Synonyms: | big zero, blah*, bland, boring, distasteful, dull, flat, flavorless, insipid, mild, nowhere, pabulum, plain, plain vanilla, savorless, stale, tame, thin, unappetizing, uninspired, uninteresting, unpalatable, unpleasurable, unsavory, unseasoned, vanilla, vapid, watered-down, watery, weak, without spice, zero* |
| Antonyms: | appetizing, flavorful, savory, tasty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unappetizing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distasteful |
| Synonyms: | flat, flavorless, grody, gross, icky, insipid, savorless, stinky, tasteless, unappealing, unattractive, uninteresting, uninviting, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsavory, vapid, yucky |
| Antonyms: | appetizing, attractive, delicious, savory, tasty |
| Main Entry: | unsavory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | revolting, sickening |
| Synonyms: | acid, bitter, bland, disagreeable, distasteful, dull, flavorless, gross*, icky, insipid, lousy, nasty, nauseating, no good, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, rancid, rank, raunchy*, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, rough, sad, shady, sharp, shifty, sour, stinking, tart, tasteless, tough, unappetizing, unpalatable, unpleasant, wrong |
| Antonyms: | appetizing, attractive, savory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vapid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flat, dull |
| Synonyms: | bland, boring, colorless, dead*, driveling, flat tire, flavorless, inane, innocuous, insipid, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk-and-water, milquetoast, nothing, nowhere, stale, tame, tasteless, tedious, tiresome, unimaginative, uninspiring, uninteresting, unpalatable, vacant, vacuous, watery, weak, wishy-washy, zero* |
| Antonyms: | lively, pungent, sharp, spicy, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | watery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liquid, diluted |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, anemic, aqueous, bloodless, colorless, damp, dilute, doused, flavorless, fluid, humid, insipid, marshy, moist, pale, runny, serous, sodden, soggy, tasteless, thin, washed, water-logged, watered-down, waterlike, weak, wet |
| Antonyms: | concentrated, dehydrated, dry, solid |
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