Thesaurus:delicious

Thesaurus

delicious

English

Adjective

Sense: pleasing to taste; tasty

Synonyms

• ambrosial
• appetizing
• dainty
• delectable
• delicious
• delish (slang)
• exquisite
• finger-lickin' good (US, colloquial)
• flavorful
• flavorous
• flavorsome
• gustful (obsolete)
• lekker
• lickerish (obsolete)
• lip-smacking
• luscious
• moreish (Britain, informal)
• mouthwatering
• nummy (childish)
• ono
• out of this world
• palatable
• sapid
• savory
• scrummy (childish)
• scrumptious
• tasteful
• tasty
• to die for
• toothful (obsolete)
• toothsome
• yummy (childish)
• scrumdiddlyumptious

Antonyms

• disgusting
• distasteful
• nontasty
• undelicious
• unpalatable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• untasty
• yucky

Hyponyms

• applelicious
• chocolicious

Hypernyms

• gustable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pleasant    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “394. savoriness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “delicious” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.