Synonyms for palatable
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Toothsome — pleasing to the taste, tasty
toothsome, appetizing, appetising UK, delicious, savory US, savoury UK, tasteful, luscious, ambrosial, nice, dainty, flavoursome UK, flavorsome US, delectable, yummy informal, scrumptious informal, delicate, exquisite, relishing, sapid, flavorous, flavorful US, flavourful UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.
Related words
- Word family
- palatableness palatability palate
Example sentences
- delicious I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.
- tasteful Beer without a tasteful layer of foam isn't beer.
- appetizing Algerian food looks appetizing to foreign tourists.
- edible These model plants are also nutritious and edible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| palatable | steady | |
| delicious | rising | |
| tasteful | rising | |
| appetizing | rising | |
| toothsome | rising | |
| edible | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1
- 5 letters
- yummy2, sapid
- 6 letters
- edible3, dainty2, savory3
- 7 letters
- savoury
- 8 letters
- delicate3, tasteful2, luscious2, esculent3
- 9 letters
- delicious3, exquisite3, flavorful3, relishing3, toothsome, ambrosial3, flavorous
- 10 letters
- delectable4, appetizing4, appetising, flavourful, flavorsome
- 11 letters
- scrumptious, flavoursome
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yummy2 = 2 syllables).