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Synonyms and Antonyms of savory
- Cedar is one of the most savory of all woods.
- a savory beef stew that really hit the spot
distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky (also yukky)
- Having to fire someone was not a task that the manager found at all savory.
agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, sweet, tasty, welcome
alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting
charming, enchanting, fascinating
amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative
affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable
abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched
disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky)
abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious
depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, sad, unhappy
deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic (also tragical)
aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing
angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming (also enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling
- a savory new book on a subject that seemingly had been done to death
Synonym Discussion of savory
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- butterflies that birds find palatable
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- appetizing hors d'oeuvres
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- dumplings with savory fillings
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- a tart and tasty pie
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- an enticing array of toothsome desserts
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