Synonyms of taste

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noun

1

as in flavor

the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste

I can't stand the taste of cherry-flavored cough syrup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flavor
• savor
• tang
• relish
• smack
• aftertaste
• tastiness
• savoriness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tastelessness

2

as in mouthful

a small piece or quantity of food

I'll just have a taste of your dessert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouthful
• bite
• nibble
• snack
• morsel
• nugget
• tidbit
• bit
• chew
• lick
• touch
• appetizer
• pinch
• hint
• dash
• gulp
• nosh
• dribble
• swallow
• sprinkling
• medallion
• noisette
• collop
• smidgen
• shred
• snippet
• canapé
• crumb
• suspicion
• speck
• particle
• mote
• spot
• scruple
• lap
• fleck
• swig
• drop
• driblet
• dab
• tittle
• hors d'oeuvre
• scrap
• snip
• nubbin
• trace

3

as in liking

positive regard for something

trying to develop a taste for classical music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liking
• like
• appetite
• preference
• craving
• love
• use
• relish
• fondness
• enthusiasm
• thirst
• tendency
• love affair
• desire
• partiality
• fancy
• shine
• favor
• interest
• longing
• passion
• prejudice
• palate
• tooth
• bias
• inclination
• gusto
• weakness
• hankering
• yen
• propensity
• bent
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• disgust
• distaste
• dislike
• aversion
• loathing
• disfavor
• indifference
• apathy
• mislike
• disinclination
• unconcern

taste

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verb

ˈtāst 

1

as in to experience

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experience
• undergo
• have
• endure
• see
• feel
• know
• suffer
• witness
• sustain
• pass
• receive
• go through
• encounter
• meet
• accept
• digest
• assimilate

2

as in to sense

to have a vague awareness of

by your language I can taste that something is wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sense
• feel
• smell
• see
• notice
• hear
• perceive
• scent
• sight
• expect
• realize
• look (at)
• learn
• discover
• eye
• view
• anticipate
• discern
• note
• divine
• ascertain
• remark
• distinguish
• witness
• find out
• guess
• behold
• observe
• regard
• suspect
• foresee
• spy
• suppose
• presume
• espy
• descry
• catch on (to)
• speculate
• assume
• surmise
• foreknow
• conjecture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taste

Noun

Trump’s imaginings of castle-like defenses on the Potomac move beyond mere bad taste to a place of genuine weirdness. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Although perfectly safe to drink, the smell and taste can be off-putting, if a little concerning. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

In that account, Rocky and his brother Ralph Compiano went to taste the dish. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

In reality, zero-proof spirits taste significantly different and, by principle, are weaker in flavor than alcoholic spirits. — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026