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Synonyms for savorless

  • adjective
  • American English

Most common

bland tasteless insipid vapid

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not having taste; flavorless.

Related words

Other spellings
savourless UK

Example sentences

  • bland This soup is somehow bland. Maybe add more salt...?
  • tasteless Fish can be dry and tasteless if it's overcooked.
  • insipid Water tastes insipid after it has been boiled.
  • vapid What kind of vapid comments will I get on this sentence?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
savorlesssteady
blandrising
tastelesssteady
insipidsteady
vapidrising

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

By length

4 letters
flat1
5 letters
bland1, stale1, vapid2
6 letters
watery3
7 letters
insipid3, mawkish2
8 letters
unsavory4, gustless
9 letters
tasteless2, unsavoury
10 letters
flavorless3
11 letters
unpalatable5, flavourless

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapid2 = 2 syllables).