taste - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

Synonyms

• taste
• tasting

More generic

• perception
• sensing

Noun

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Synonyms

• gustation
• gustatory modality
• sense of taste
• taste

More generic

• exteroception
• modality
• sense modality
• sensory system

Noun

the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Synonyms

• gustatory perception
• gustatory sensation
• taste
• taste perception
• taste sensation

More generic

• aesthesis
• esthesis
• sensation
• sense datum
• sense experience
• sense impression

More specific

• astringence
• astringency
• bitter
• bitterness
• finish
• flatness
• flavor
• flavour
• mellowness
• nip
• relish
• salinity
• salt
• saltiness
• sapidity
• savor
• savour
• smack
• sour
• sourness
• sugariness
• sweet
• sweetness
• tang
• tartness

Noun

delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

Synonyms

• appreciation
• discernment
• perceptiveness
• taste

More generic

• discrimination
• secernment

More specific

• connoisseurship
• culture
• delicacy
• discretion
• style
• trend
• vertu
• virtu
• vogue

Noun

a brief experience of something

Synonyms

• taste

More generic

• experience

Noun

a strong liking

Synonyms

• penchant
• predilection
• preference
• taste

More generic

• liking

More specific

• acquired taste
• weakness

Noun

a small amount eaten or drunk

Synonyms

• mouthful
• taste

More generic

• small indefinite amount
• small indefinite quantity

More specific

• bit
• bite
• morsel
• sup
• swallow

Related

• helping
• portion
• serving

Verb

experience briefly

Synonyms

• taste

More generic

• experience
• know
• live

Verb

take a sample of

Synonyms

• sample
• taste
• try
• try out

More generic

• consume
• have
• ingest
• take
• take in

More specific

• degust

Verb

perceive by the sense of taste

Synonyms

• taste

More generic

• comprehend
• perceive

More specific

• savor
• savour

Verb

distinguish flavors

Synonyms

• taste

More generic

• identify

Related

• taste

Verb

have flavor; taste of something

Synonyms

• savor
• savour
• taste

More specific

• smack
• taste

Verb

have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Synonyms

• smack
• taste

More generic

• savor
• savour
• taste

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