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tang

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tang

1 an almost imperceptible sign of something

  • the young author's novel is surprisingly earnest, tackling its subject without the slightest tang of irony
Synonyms of tang

breath, flicker, glimmer, hint, suggestion, touch, trace, whiff
Words Related to tang

inkling, intimation, scent, wind

evidence, indication, mark, sign
Near Antonyms of tang

permeation, pervasion, saturation

2 the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses

  • there's a real tang to her poetry—it's not all sweetness and light
Synonyms of tang

nip, piquancy, pungency, spice, zest, zing
Words Related to tang

raciness, spiciness

fieriness, hotness

acuteness, keenness, sharpness

provocativeness

excitement, invigoration, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, thrill

bitterness, mordancy, trenchancy

flavor, redolence, savor (also savour), savoriness, tastiness
Near Antonyms of tang

flatness, tastelessness

dullness (also dulness), insipidity, monotonousness, monotony, platitude, predictability, sameness, tediousness

blandness, thinness, weakness
Antonyms of tang

insipidity

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