Definitions

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“My mother finds this whole thing quite tasteless,” Cobb told the Calgary Herald.

From The Wall Street Journal

I chewed on it for a while, but it was utterly tasteless.

From Literature

Neither in the movie nor in the musical do these vividly tasteless and self-regarding figures come across as appealing, although the musical does succeed in softening them with humor and amplifies Jackie’s backstory.

From The Wall Street Journal

But speech that is tasteless has always been protected by the First Amendment.

From Salon

tasteless

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