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

Christie’s, as always, is willing to adapt to the tastes of their clients, but the auction house also has multiple strategies for wooing tech wealth and trying to convert them to fine art. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

The wine bar offers dozens of selections for every taste, from around California and beyond. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Verb

Be Adventurous Part of learning new things is seeing new things—which is why Martha has prioritized traveling the globe, tasting new cuisines, and experiencing local cultures firsthand. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

The result is fresh, bright and unmistakably summery—a milk punch that tastes very little like milk, but could not exist without it. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026