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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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“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

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 • Nov. 10, 2025

Instead, Lyonne took a hard right in the other direction, giving a tasteless quote to New York Magazine” for their cover story on Hollywood’s move toward AI earlier this month.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

An expanse of pressed popcorn, of tasteless rice cakes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen