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

Groth and Silver Oak were two early favorites, but my tastes have always ranged beyond Napa, including Burgundy, Chablis, Pinot Noir, and Italian whites. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 At that time, the company’s Fisher-Price, Barbie and American Girl brands were struggling to connect with changing consumer tastes and Mattel was reeling from the recent bankruptcy of Toys R Us. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall Beautifully done, though not for all tastes. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Now, as tastes change, Yeat’s output sounds more like a scramble for identity. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Frico also serves New York style pies, to appeal to multiple tastes. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Drink it in like an ice-cold Mountain Dew Baja Blast, folks; this is what success looks (and tastes) like. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Her children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, had even started getting in on their mom’s musical tastes. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 My fan loyalty, my tastes in movies or music, my political preferences. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

Sweet, ripe fruit tastes sugary, but doesn’t cause blood sugar to quickly spike the way high-sugar foods such as candy, cookies, or soda do. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2026 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 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

The truck also made a list of best bites of 2025 for CharlotteFive.

— Eva Flowe October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Chicken salad sandwiches, hummus, pastries, jam and burrata toast, rotating salads and sandwiches and other bites will be available.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

Even in cases in which the alliance could act collectively, such as through offensive cyber-operations, doing so requires consensus among 32 countries that have very different histories, domestic politics, and appetites for risk.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Of note for more adventurous appetites are the oxtail and blue cheese pizza or Zambian whole bream fish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of appetites

Verb

Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.

— Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
All of the legacy studios have struggled to deliver great digital user experiences a la Netflix.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of experiences

Verb

There’s something within Cathy that Charles senses within himself, some capacity for darkness Adam doesn’t naturally possess.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Though one senses her powers of persuasion are being misused at this corporate advertising agency.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 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

At one point Facebook created MSI, or Meaningful Social Interactions, which favor shares over likes, a process that intensifies engagement.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The level of insight in the resulting dossiers makes social-media algorithms that study your likes and clicks look quaint.

— Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of likes

Verb

The material then undergoes polymer processing and blending before being pelletized for film blowing at Weavabel’s production plant, where it can be made into new bags.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Desai’s transition comes as Meta undergoes a massive pivot, betting big on new artificial intelligence products and services for its enterprise customers.

— Samantha Subin,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of undergoes

Verb

At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
For the residents of Shelekhov, however, the official narrative of a routine pneumonia death feels completely disconnected from the sudden quarantine of 200 people.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026