Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compelling; inescapable |
| Synonyms: | alluring, beckoning, charming, enchanting, fascinating, glamorous, imperative, indomitable, ineluctable, inevitable, inexorable, invincible, lovable, overpowering, overwhelming, potent, powerful, ravishing, scrumptious, seductive, stunning, tempting, unavoidable, unconquerable, urgent |
| Antonyms: | avoidable, escapable, resistible |
| 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: | provocative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sexually stimulating |
| Synonyms: | alluring, arousing, enchanting, erotic, exciting, heady, interesting, intoxicating, intriguing, inviting, seductive, sexy, stimulating, suggestive, tantalizing, tempting |
| Antonyms: | unexciting, unprovocative, unstimulating |
| Main Entry: | savory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, delicious in flavor |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, ambrosial, aperitive, appetizing, aromatic, dainty, decent, delectable, exquisite, fragrant, full-flavored, good, luscious, mellow, mouthwatering, palatable, perfumed, piquant, pungent, redolent, relishing, respectable, rich, sapid, savorous, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tangy, tasty, tempting, toothsome, wholesome |
| Antonyms: | bland, displeasing, distasteful, offensive, tasteless, unappetizing |
| Main Entry: | seductive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, sexy |
| Synonyms: | attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, come-hither, desirable, drawing, enchanting, enticing, fascinating, flirtatious, inviting, irresistible, magnetic, provocative, ravishing, siren, specious, tempting |
| Antonyms: | distasteful, ugly, unpleasing |
| Main Entry: | suggestive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, blue*, broad, erotic, immodest, improper, indecent, indelicate, obscene, off-color, provocative, prurient, racy, ribald, risqué, rude, seductive, sexy, shady, tempting, titillating, unseemly, wicked |
| Antonyms: | clean, moral, unprovocative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appealing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attractive |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, beseeching, cute, emanate, engaging, entrancing, entreating, imploring, lovable, nice, pleading, present, supplicating, tempting |
| Main Entry: | yummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appetizing, choice, delectable, delightful, divine, enticing, fit for a king, good, heavenly, juicy, luscious, mouthwatering, nectarous, out of this world, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, succulent, super, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome |
| Main Entry: | bewitching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attractive |
| Synonyms: | alluring, beautiful, captivating, charming, desirable, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, enticing, fascinating, glamorous, lovely, luring, pretty, seductive, tempting, winning, winsome |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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