Definitions

tasteful

[teyst-fuhl] / ˈteɪst fəl /

ADJECTIVE

nice, refined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beautiful charming classy delicate elegant exquisite graceful handsome pleasing plush restrained stylish subdued tasty

WEAK

aesthetically pleasing artistic chaste classical cultivated cultured delectable discriminating esthetic fastidious fine gratifying harmonious in good taste polished posh precise pure quiet rich savory smart snazzy spiffy splendiferous swank unaffected unobtrusive uptown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

crude homely inelegant inferior offensive plain poor repulsive rough ugly unattractive unfashionable unstylish

WEAK

tasteless unrefined unsophisticated

Example Sentences

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“The George Floyd joke, it wasn’t a tasteful joke to our culture,” Hart told the podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In a YouTube video, Jack Osbourne said the avatar was going to be "tasteful".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

It’s an oasis for arts, tasteful wealth, and Southern manners in one of the reddest parts of the country.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Old Navy’s is somewhat tasteful and tongue-in-cheek, offering a cable-knit cerulean sweater with a charming red high-heel logo, tote bags and tops with a few of the movie’s key phrases printed on them.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

“A scarf here. A cutlass there. One or two deft and tasteful suggestions. That’s all. The total effect is rather fetching.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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