Definitions

tasteless

[teyst-lis] / ˈteɪst lɪs /

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without flavor adj.
cheap, vulgar adj.

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

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tasteless

“Scary Movie” would, apparently, be a return to the button-pushing, tasteless humor that defined a generation but was now outmoded by wokeness.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Experimental artists push boundaries, sometimes in a tasteless manner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

“It feels tasteless and cold,” one wrote on RedNote.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

“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 ● Feb. 4, 2026

We grew cantaloupes that turned out pale and tasteless.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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Rowan of Rin

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