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The synonyms of “Palatable” are: toothsome, tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting, pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory, pleasing, agreeable, easy to take, pleasurable, nice
Palatable as an Adjective
Definitions of "Palatable" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “palatable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Acceptable to the taste or mind.
- (of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory.
- (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
Synonyms of "Palatable" as an adjective (12 Words)
acceptable | Able to be tolerated or allowed. Performances varied from acceptable to excellent. |
agreeable | In keeping. Salaries agreeable with current trends. |
appetizing | Appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma. The appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon. |
easy to take | In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich. |
nice | Fastidious; scrupulous. That s a nice way to come into my kitchen no greeting. |
pleasant | Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment. We had a pleasant evening together. |
pleasant-tasting | Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. |
pleasing | Giving pleasure and satisfaction. A pleasing aroma. |
pleasurable | Affording satisfaction or pleasure. Pleasurable activities. |
satisfactory | Meeting requirements. His grades were satisfactory. |
tasty | Involving or good at fighting. A tasty deal at the building society. |
toothsome | (of a person) good-looking; attractive. I thought he was toothsome. |
Usage Examples of "Palatable" as an adjective
- Palatable food.
- A very palatable local red wine.
- A palatable solution to the problem.
- A device that made increased taxation more palatable.
Associations of "Palatable" (30 Words)
acidulous | Sharp-tasting; sour. |
ambrosial | Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant. Ambrosial food. |
appetizing | Stimulating one’s appetite. The appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon. |
comestible | Suitable for use as food. Sugar coffee and sundry other comestible requisites. |
delectable | (of food or drink) delicious. The delectable Ms Davis. |
delicious | Variety of sweet eating apples. Delicious home baked brown bread. |
eatable | Suitable for use as food. Eatable fruits. |
edible | Fit or suitable to be eaten. The farm grows a variety of tropical plants yielding an amazing assortment of fruits and other edibles. |
flavor | Lend flavor to. |
flavorful | Full of flavor. |
flavour | A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. The extracts give a flavour of the content and tone of the conversation. |
gastronomy | The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food. Traditional American gastronomy. |
insipid | Lacking taste or flavor or tang. An insipid personality. |
luscious | Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. The luscious brush strokes and warm colours of these late masterpieces. |
nip | A small sharp bite or snip. The vegetable garden nipped now by frost. |
piquancy | The quality of being pleasantly stimulating or exciting; interest. The tangy soy dip gave them a slightly Asian piquancy. |
repast | The food served and eaten at one time. A sumptuous repast. |
savor | Taste appreciatively. Savor the soup. |
savory | Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions. A past that was scarcely savory. |
savour | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. The subtle savour of wood smoke. |
sour | Make sour or more sour. She sampled the wine and found it was sour. |
spicy | Flavoured with or fragrant with spice. Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce. |
tang | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. His words came out with a distinct tang of broad Lancashire. |
tangy | Tasting sour like a lemon. A tangy salad. |
taste | Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. It was his first taste of serious action. |
tasty | Pleasing to the sense of taste. A tasty profit margin of 42. |
victual | Provide with food or other stores. The ship wasn t even properly victualled. |
victuals | Any substance that can be used as food. |
zesty | Having an agreeably pungent taste. |