Synonyms for delicious
dɪˈlɪʃ əsde·li·cious

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. delicious

   That is delicious which affords a gratification at once vivid and delicate to the senses, especially to those of taste and smell; as, delicious fruit; a delicious odor; luscious has a kindred but more fulsome meaning, inclining toward a cloying excess of sweetness or richness. Savory is applied chiefly to cooked food made palatable by spices and condiments. Delightful may be applied to the higher gratifications of sense, as delightful music, but is chiefly used for that which is mental and spiritual. Delicious has a limited use in this way; as, a delicious bit of poetry; the word is sometimes used ironically for some pleasing absurdity; as, this is delicious! Compare DELIGHTFUL.

   Synonyms:
   dainty, delightful, exquisite, luscious, savory

   Antonyms:
   acrid, bitter, loathsome, nauseous, repulsive, unpalatable, unsavory

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1. delicious

   Synonyms:
   exquisite, luxurious, delightful, dainty, choice

   Antonyms:
   coarse, common, unsavory, unpalatable, nauseous, loathsome

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Deliciousadjective

   variety of sweet eating apples

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, displeasing

2. delightful, deliciousadjective

   greatly pleasing or entertaining

   "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

   Synonyms:
   luscious, delightful, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy, pleasant-tasting, delectable

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, displeasing

3. delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummyadjective

   extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

   Synonyms:
   delightful, voluptuous, luscious, red-hot, sexually attractive, scrumptious, toothsome, palatable, yummy, juicy, pleasant-tasting, delectable

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, displeasing

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1. deliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   luscious, savory, palatable, delicate, dainty, nice

2. deliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleasant, grateful, agreeable

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1. deliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   luscious, palatable, savory, exquisite, delightful

   Antonyms:
   unpalatable, nauseous, distasteful fulsome

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1. List of paraphrases for "delicious":

   delightful, scrumptious, tasty, yummy, delectable, lovely, exquisite, terrific, wonderful, amazing, appetizing

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1. Aldous Huxley:

   We are living now, not in the delicious intoxication induced by the early successes of science, but in a rather grisly morning-after, when it has become apparent that what triumphant science has done hitherto is to improve the means for achieving unimproved or actually deteriorated ends.

2. Willy Daurade:

   We eat escargots, they're ugly. But in fact it's delicious.

3. Len Goodman:

   It was sweet and delicious.

4. Kim Young Wook:

   If people taste foods after having a good first impression, and find they are delicious, that's everything, because taste speaks for itself.

5. Omar Meziane:

   When I'm cooking for athletes, the first thought I have is about creating delicious food. Trying to make them happy, trying to create an environment where food is king.