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synonyms for tangy

  • appetizing
  • aromatic
  • flavorful
  • peppery
  • piquant
  • pungent
  • salty
  • seasoned
  • sweet
  • tasty
  • zesty
  • biting
  • bitter
  • fiery
  • flavorsome
  • harsh
  • highly seasoned
  • hot
  • tart
  • vinegary
  • zippy
See also synonyms for: tanginess

antonyms for tangy

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  • blah
  • bland
  • dull
  • tasteless
  • unappetizing
  • unsavory
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How to use tangy in a sentence

For the full street-food effect, wash back a meal with one of the taqueria’s refreshing aguas frescas, sweet-tangy tamarind being my first choice.
TAQUERIA XOCHI SERVES MOUTHWATERING MEXICAN FOOD FROM A TINY U STREET STOREFRONTTOM SIETSEMADECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POST
I’m not sure what this thin brick of pork would taste like without the shellac of sticky, tangy sauce, and I’m not sure I want to know.
THE MCRIB IS BACK AT MCDONALD’S, AND AFTER A TASTE, I STILL DON’T GET ITS CULT APPEALTIM CARMANDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POST
To add subtle tangy and creamy notes, I added a little cream cheese.
IF YOU’RE CRAVING A LEMON COOKIE THAT ACTUALLY TASTES LIKE LEMON, THIS IS ITBROTHER ANDREW CORRIENTEDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Instead, the dark, sticky cloves taste sweet, tangy and full of fruity flavor.
THERE’S A SCIENCE TO FOOD PAIRING, AND YOU CAN LEARN IT HEREPETER COUCQUYT, BERNARD LAHOUSSE, AND JOHAN LANGENBICKOCTOBER 22, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Instead, you most likely see those melty, tangy, flat yellow squares, individually wrapped in plastic and paired with Wonder Bread or a fast-food cheese burger.
ARTISANAL AMERICAN CHEESE WAS FINALLY ON TOP OF THE WORLD, AND THEN THE WORLD FELL APARTJAYA SAXENAOCTOBER 5, 2020EATER
A peculiar, tangy smell was in the air—the smell of burning grass.
THE FLYING U'S LAST STANDB. M. BOWER
Medium, semihard and tangy, also used for slicing until nine months old.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CHEESEROBERT CARLTON BROWN
Made from milk of goats that still overrun the original Goat Island, and tangy as a buck.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CHEESEROBERT CARLTON BROWN
Time flew apace, and when they came down the hill again from Tangy Point the sky was golden with sunset.
THE HEAD GIRL AT THE GABLESANGELA BRAZIL
As he walked, he breathed deeply of the tangy night air, and sighed with satisfaction.
FEET OF CLAYPHILLIP HOSKINS
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WORDS RELATED TO TANGY

  • acerbic
  • acetous
  • acid
  • acidulous
  • acrid
  • bitter
  • harsh
  • sharp
  • tangy
  • tart
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