Need another word that means the same as “spicy”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “spicy” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Spicy” are: hot, blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, piquant, tangy, peppery, picante, entertaining, colourful, lively, spirited, exciting, zesty, zestful
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spicy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| blue | Of a person s skin having turned blue as a result of cold or breathing difficulties. A blue family. |
| colourful | Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. A controversial and colourful character. |
| entertaining | Providing amusement or enjoyment. Films should be entertaining. |
| exciting | Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness. One of the most exciting matches I ve ever seen. |
| gamey | Willing to face danger. |
| gamy | Smelling spoiled or tainted. He skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details. |
| hot | (of a person) wanted by the police. A hot August day. |
| juicy | Interestingly scandalous. Juicy gossip. |
| lively | Full of life and energy; active and outgoing. A lively homeward passage dodging aircraft and E boats. |
| naughty | Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A naughty boy. |
| peppery | (of a person) irritable and sharp-tongued. Nasturtiums have a peppery taste. |
| picante | (of food) spicy. |
| piquant | Having an agreeably pungent taste. A piquant wit. |
| risque | Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A risque story. |
| spirited | Made lively or spirited. A warm hearted generous spirited man. |
| tangy | Having a strong, piquant flavour or smell. A tangy salad. |
| zestful | Characterized by great enthusiasm and energy. A zestful and exuberant player. |
| zesty | Having an agreeably pungent taste. |
| acerbity | A sharp bitterness. Exuberance sharpened by blunt wit and acerbity. |
| acetic | Of or like vinegar or acetic acid. |
| acid | Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. Acid soils. |
| acidic | Sharp-tasting or sour. A cocktail of acidic pollutants. |
| acidulous | Sharp-tasting; sour. |
| acrid | Harsh or corrosive in tone. Acrid smoke. |
| appetizing | Appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma. The appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon. |
| bitterness | Anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment. The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness. |
| chili | Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans. |
| curry | A pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice. I ve been eating a lot of curry. |
| delicious | Greatly pleasing or entertaining. Delicious home baked brown bread. |
| ferment | Of a substance undergo fermentation. Her mind ferments. |
| flavor | Lend flavor to. |
| lemon | The evergreen citrus tree which produces lemons widely cultivated in warm climates. A port and lemon. |
| palatable | (of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory. Palatable food. |
| pepper | Climber having dark red berries peppercorns when fully ripe southern India and Sri Lanka naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. He liked to play pepper. |
| pungency | Wit having a sharp and caustic quality. He commented with typical pungency. |
| pungent | Strong and sharp. The pungent taste of radishes. |
| saline | A saline solution used in medicine. I was having a saline transfusion day and night. |
| salt | Impregnated with treated with or tasting of salt. She salts her lectures with jokes. |
| salty | Tough or aggressive. Salty language. |
| sauce | Provide a sauce for something season with a sauce. The stock cubes can be added to soups and sauces. |
| savory | Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees. A past that was scarcely savory. |
| sour | Go sour or spoil. The milk has soured. |
| sweet | Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. Lungfuls of the clean sweet air. |
| tangy | Having a strong, piquant flavour or smell. A tangy salad. |
| taste | Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. His cold deprived him of his sense of taste. |
| tasty | Very attractive or appealing. No one messes with me I m a little bit tasty know what I mean. |
| vinegar | Sourness or peevishness of behaviour, character, or speech. Her aggrieved tone held a touch of vinegar. |
| zesty | Having an agreeably pungent taste. |
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