Tasty
What it means
Pleasant and satisfying to taste.
Reach for it when giving straightforward approval to the flavor of food or drink
Roasted garlic made the simple bean spread remarkably tasty.
Words to choose between 8
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playful
Fits when exuberant affection for the food suits the occasion
Careful Scrumptious sounds childish or overdone in restrained culinary writing.
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playful
Fits when informal, child-friendly enthusiasm is natural
Careful Yummy can undermine authority in a review or professional menu.
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everyday
Fits when a salty or umami character distinguishes the dish
Careful Savory is a flavor family and excludes tasty sweet food.
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warm
Fits when strong enjoyment deserves fuller praise
Careful Delicious is more emphatic and may oversell something merely pleasant.
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professional
Fits when abundant or distinct seasoning is the notable quality
Careful Flavorful food can have a strong flavor that not everyone finds tasty.
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professional
Fits when balanced seasoning is the specific achievement
Careful A well-seasoned dish may still be texturally unpleasant or otherwise not tasty.
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formal
Fits when appearance or aroma makes food inviting before it is tasted
Careful Appetizing predicts appeal; it does not report the flavor after eating.
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literary
Fits when rich pleasure merits elegant or celebratory language
Careful Delectable is ornate for an ordinary lunch.
Opposites 3
- tasteless
- unpalatable
- disgusting
Common phrases 3
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tasty meal
The volunteers served a tasty meal from surplus vegetables.
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tasty snack
A tasty snack kept the cyclists cheerful until lunch.
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tasty alternative
The chef created a tasty alternative without dairy.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated