Synonyms for savor

Most common

relish · tang · smell · smack

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

gulp, gobble, wolf

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An aroma or smell.

2. v. 1

   To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.

   He closed his eyes so he could really savour his dessert.

Related words

Word family

savorlessness savorless savorsome savoriness savorous savory savoring

Other spellings

savour UK

Forms

Plural

savors → relishes, flavors, tangs, smells…

Past participle

savored
e.g. savored → enjoyed, basked, tasted, partaken…

Example sentences

• smell I breathed the smell of the flowers in the garden.
• scent It seems like the cat caught the scent of a mouse.
• relish He did not relish this simple family life.
• nip I've got to nip home. I've forgotten my tablets.
• tinge I feel a tinge of sadness taking all over my mind.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

nip¹

4 letters

salt¹, tang¹, odor², zest¹, gust¹, bask¹

5 letters

enjoy², taste¹, smell¹, spice¹, scent¹, smack¹, aroma³, odour², gusto², tinge¹, twang¹, sapor

6 letters

flavor², relish², sapour

7 letters

perfume², flavour, partake²

8 letters

piquancy, sapidity

9 letters

fragrance², redolence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (odor² = 2 syllables).