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Synonyms for spice

29 synonyms
4 antonyms
1 meaning

noun
verb

Most common

spiciness seasoning season taste

All synonyms

Noun

1. Spiciness

spiciness, seasoning, flavor US, flavour UK, season, taste, condiment, pungency, touch, dash, relish, sprinkling, savor US, savour UK, infusion, tincture, tinge, smack, admixture, piquancy, spicery, tang, lick

Other

flavoring US, flavouring UK, zhoosh

Verb

zest, enliven, stimulate

Antonyms

blandness, dullness, tedium

All antonyms of spice →

Definitions

n. 1
Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
v. 1
To add spice or spices to; season.

Related words

Word family: spiceberry spicebush spiceless spicery spicewood spiciness spicy
Phrases: spice up mixed spice pudding spice pumpkin pie spice pumpkin spice spice bag
Is a kind of: seasoning

Forms

Plural: spices → spicinesses, seasonings, flavors, seasons…
Past participle: spiced
e.g. spiced → zested, enlivened, stimulated…

Example sentences

taste My wife's taste in clothes is different from mine.
condiment Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
spiciness This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
spice		rising
taste		rising
condiment		rising
spiciness		rising
pungency		steady

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

By length

4 letters: dash¹, lick¹, tang¹, zest¹
5 letters: touch¹, taste¹, smack¹, savor², tinge¹
6 letters: season², flavor², relish², savour, zhoosh
7 letters: flavour, enliven³, spicery
8 letters: infusion³, tincture², pungency, piquancy
9 letters: stimulate³, seasoning³, flavoring³, condiment³, admixture, spiciness
10 letters: sprinkling², flavouring

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: épice
Deutsch: Gewürz