tasteless

[teyst-lis] / ˈteɪst lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

without flavor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring distasteful dull uninspired

WEAK

big zero blah bland dead flat flavorless insipid mild nowhere pabulum plain plain vanilla savorless stale tame thin unappetizing uninteresting unpalatable unpleasurable unsavory unseasoned vanilla vapid watered-down watery weak without spice zero

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exciting interesting

WEAK

appetizing couth flavorful moral nice savory tasteful tasty

ADJECTIVE

cheap, vulgar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crass crude foolish garish off-color outlandish pretentious rude stupid tacky tawdry

WEAK

artificial barbaric barbarous coarse down and dirty flashy gaudy graceless hideous impolite improper indecorous indelicate indiscreet inelegant loud low low-down makeshift ornate ostentatious raunchy rough showy tactless trivial uncouth unlovely unpolished unrefined unseemly unsightly useless wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careful kind modest nice normal polished refined sophisticated tasteful

WEAK

appetizing couth flavorful moral savory tasty

Example Sentences

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There were a few looks thrown my way, not especially friendly, so I kept my expression bland as I chewed, the bread tasteless in my mouth.

From Literature

The bread and cheese lay tasteless now in his mouth.

From Literature

He has apologised and said they were "tasteless and indefensible".

From BBC

“I apologize and regret putting myself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is on me,” Attia wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics of prediction markets decry betting on wars as ghoulish and tasteless.

From The Wall Street Journal

tasteless

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