TASTES Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

tastes 1 of 2

noun

plural of taste

as in bites

a small piece or quantity of food I'll just have a taste of your dessert

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Relevance

as in likings

positive regard for something trying to develop a taste for classical music

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tastes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of taste

as in experiences

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

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as in senses

to have a vague awareness of by your language I can taste that something is wrong

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Recent Examples of tastes

Noun

Collectively the finds offer a more comprehensive picture of the civilian and military members of the community that lived within Tell Al-Abqain—their social lives, their daily activities, their tastes, and their beliefs. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Skywalker Grill marks his first West Coast project, which required learning California’s seasonality, its markets and its tastes. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Wise serves the dish hot rather than at room temperature to suit local tastes. — Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Liu said consumers shop in an on-demand world, where tastes and inspirations change rapidly. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Javi Borges, global Americas media and entertainment sector leader for accounting and consulting giant EY, asserts that entertainment companies need to also understand the sea change that is afoot in consumer tastes for leisure-time pursuits. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Upwards of 100 artists, five stages, carnival rides, free arcade games, diverse food offerings, and a plethora of odds-and-ends merchants provide entertainment for all tastes. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Carré describes their house style as magpie, which reflects the fact that each design is led by their client’s tastes and preferences. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Americans' tastes also expanded beyond the traditional luncheonette menu. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

Healthier Potato Salad This potato salad looks just like your classic barbecue or potluck dish (and tastes pretty similar too). — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 Sep. 2026 This includes endemic tenca tomatoes, fragrant Chilean saffron, and several unique culinary herbs, including shield-leaf sorrel, which tastes like bitter lemon. — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 Key Takeaways Simple ingredient and topping swaps can help make pancakes a more balanced and nutrient-rich breakfast that still tastes great. — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2026 Three cheers for its desalinated water (which can taste awful on expedition ships), which tastes much like fresh spring H2O. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 The Alpha-Gal Association, a nonprofit advocacy group that provides online resources to people with the allergy, recommends ostrich as a dietary substitute that tastes like beef. — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 This recipe also tastes wonderful with fresh nectarines and plums. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026 Officials advise residents not to drink tap water that looks, smells or tastes unusual and to avoid drinking it if there is any question about its safety. — Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Determining which loss is worse, or more embarrassing, is like asking which piece of dog poop tastes better. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tastes

Noun

At the event, some rugs were laid out on the grass in lieu of picnic blankets for guests to lounge on while nibbling on light bites; others were suspended from metal frames like tapestries.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
The sites would also have to report dog bites and attacks to police and through the Good Neighbor complaint system.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

But executives on Wednesday expressed confidence that the chain will not lose customers because of changes to their appetites.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Mazzagatti emphasized that decarbonization and energy security must reinforce each other, noting that modular nuclear power can support both legacy industrial plants and the soaring energy appetites of modern computing.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of appetites

Verb

The underlying need may be compliance support, but that’s rarely how the buyer experiences the problem.

— Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Earth experiences two equinoxes each year — the first in March and the second in September — when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiences

Verb

Imagine hotels doing the same—where the building senses friction, predicts needs and quietly fixes problems before a guest ever notices.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
After successful demonstration in ground and airborne trials, the company turned its attention to a GravNav, a system that senses changes in gravity fields.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of senses

Noun

Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of mouthfuls

Noun

Jayden, who made his official runway debut walking for Vetements in their spring/summer 2027 menswear show during Paris Fashion Week in June of this year, shared a few salient facts about his likes and loves in the interview.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
That’s why he wasn’t being recruited by Southeastern Conference powerhouses and instead was being courted by the lower-profile likes of Eastern Kentucky, Mercer, Old Dominion, Southeast Missouri State and Western Illinois.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of likes

Verb

The experiments showed that BCF undergoes degradation after accepting an electron.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Plans for Macabre Cinema, the third West Bottoms attraction owned and operated by Full Moon Productions, have yet to be finalized as its building undergoes redevelopment.

— Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026