as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a yummy meal that is also nutritious
Synonyms & Similar Words
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Try This Instead
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yummy food
yummy treats
yummy recipes
yummy stuff
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Recent Examples of yummy
There are dozens of yummy ice cream shops to scream for in Greater Hartford, but there aren’t many that also make their own ice cream.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
The brand has been able to sell high-price point showpieces, over $1,000, in big quantities thanks to its distinctive aesthetic, which has attracted a dedicated following with fashion influencers, well-to-do career women and yummy mummies in the mix.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In 2000, the beauty giant debuted its selection of perfectly shimmery lip products, which to this day deliver a blinding glow, a (literally) yummy formula and hydration that lasts up to four hours.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 May 2025
First pleasantly distracted by the TV, Stormi then remembered the yummy treats sitting in the bowl in front of her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
The brand has been able to sell high-price point showpieces, over $1,000, in big quantities thanks to its distinctive aesthetic, which has attracted a dedicated following with fashion influencers, well-to-do career women and yummy mummies in the mix.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In 2000, the beauty giant debuted its selection of perfectly shimmery lip products, which to this day deliver a blinding glow, a (literally) yummy formula and hydration that lasts up to four hours.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 May 2025
First pleasantly distracted by the TV, Stormi then remembered the yummy treats sitting in the bowl in front of her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yummy
delicious
Adjective
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Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Since the lawyers meet to try the city’s best restaurant, there are plenty of close-ups of their meals and everything looks delicious.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Yummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yummy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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