Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | appetizing, delectable, delish, divine, flavorful, flavorsome, flavory, full-flavored, good-tasting, heavenly, luscious, mellow, palatable, piquant, pungent, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sugar-coated, sweetened, tasteful, toothsome, toothy, yummy, zestful |
| Antonyms: | tasteless, unappetizing |
| Main Entry: | dainty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicate, fragile, fine |
| Synonyms: | airy, attractive, beautiful, bonny, charming, choice, comely, cute, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, diaphanous, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, fair, feeble, frail, graceful, lacy, light, lovely, neat, nice, palatable, petite, pleasing, precious, pretty, rare, recherché, refined, savory, select, soft, subtle, superior, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tender, thin, toothsome, trim, well-made |
| Antonyms: | clumsy, coarse, harsh, heavy, rough |
| Main Entry: | delectable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, enjoyable |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, charming, choice, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, delish, divine, enticing, exquisite, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, luscious, lush, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, rare, sapid, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, tasty, toothsome, yummy |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, horrible, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | delicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, especially to the taste |
| Synonyms: | adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, delish, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, enticing, exquisite, fit for king, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, mouthwatering, nectarous, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, titillating, toothsome, well-prepared, well-seasoned, yummy* |
| 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, culinary, delicious, delish, dietary, digestible, edible, esculent, fit, good, harmless, kosher*, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, piquant, safe, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, wholesome, yummy* |
| Antonyms: | inedible, undelicious, uneatable, unpalatable, unwholesome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | edible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be eaten |
| Synonyms: | comestible, digestible, eatable, esculent, fit, good, harmless, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, savory, succulent, tasty, toothsome, wholesome |
| Antonyms: | harmful, inedible, poisonous, unpalatable |
| Main Entry: | mouth-watering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appetizing |
| Synonyms: | aperitive, appealing, delectable, delicious, divine*, flavorsome, full of flavor, heavenly*, luscious, palatable, piquant, saporous, savory, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, tempting, yummy* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | palatable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | A-OK, acceptable, aperitive, appetizing, attractive, cool, copacetic, delectable, delightful, divine, enjoyable, fair, flavorsome, good-tasting, heavenly, home-cooking, luscious, mellow, mouthwatering, peachy, pleasant, relishing, sapid, saporific, saporous, satisfactory, savory, scrumptious, sugar-coated, sweetened, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, toothy, yummy* |
| Antonyms: | bitter, disagreeable, distasteful, sour, unsavory, untasty |
* = 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, gingery, 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, zesty |
| Antonyms: | dull, idle, languid, lazy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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