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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 is, admittedly, hard to reconcile the fact that something so unambiguously tasteless has provoked this confrontation.

From Slate • Apr. 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Patel’s Fox appearance would be tasteless camera-hogging for a top law enforcement official at any time.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Her mother’s fingers were stiff and splayed as spoons, her milk a tasteless gray.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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