palatable
adjective
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How should you use palatable?
Palatable comes from palate, a word for the roof of the mouth, which itself comes from Latin palatum. The palate was once thought of as the seat of the sense of taste, so the word eventually came to mean "sense of taste," or broadly, "liking."
Synonyms
- agreeable
- all right
- alright
- copacetic
- copasetic
- copesetic
- ducky
- fine
- good
- hunky-dory
- jake [slang]
- OK
- okay
- satisfactory
Example Sentences
Charlie Dent, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 If the base nicotine mixture is not palatable, many flavors, such as mint, apple and others, can make vaping attractive, especially to adolescents. Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 Honesty not always being pretty and pleasant, and honesty not always being palatable. Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In his mind, the price is more palatable than at the half-tank mark or worse. New York Times, 28 June 2022 But does a play that needs so many changes to be palatable still relevant? San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 When more time has elapsed between the crime and the TV show about it; when the victims and perpetrators aren't children or teens; and when the violence happens mostly offscreen, these dramas are far more palatable. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Trustees struggled with the proposal presented by district staff, arguing over what would be palatable to voters. Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022 But avoiding that catastrophic situation requires reaching a palatable deal, and not everyone is as optimistic. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- alright
- fine
- okay
- agreeable
- satisfactory
- acceptable
- OK
- pleasing
- good
- all right
- copacetic
- pleasant
- delicious
- copasetic
- ducky
- delightful
- delectable
- gratifying
- nice
- welcome
- tolerable
- felicitous
- adequate
- copesetic
- hunky-dory
- jake
- scrumptious
- dreamy
- passable
- decent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disagreeable
- unsatisfactory
- unacceptable
- inferior
- deficient
- poor
- bad
- substandard
- wretched
- lousy
- wanting
- mediocre
- middling
- punk
- second-rate
- second-class
Synonyms & Similar Words
- pleasant
- enjoyable
- pleasing
- delicious
- satisfying
- delightful
- sweet
- nice
- good
- pretty
- agreeable
- tasty
- welcome
- pleasurable
- heavenly
- tempting
- soothing
- desirable
- congenial
- comforting
- delectable
- gratifying
- amusing
- attractive
- felicitous
- comfortable
- savory
- jolly
- grateful
- dreamy
- luscious
- happy
- fascinating
- charming
- darling
- savoury
- entertaining
- blessed
- alluring
- inviting
- dulcet
- delightsome
- blissful
- relishable
- calming
- enchanting
- cheerful
- blest
- amiable
- diverting
- hospitable
- intoxicating
- enviable
- personable
- affable
- gracious
- joyous
- exhilarating
- cheery
- genial
- goodly
- kindly
- recreative
- euphoric
- ecstatic
- good-natured
- glad
- elating
- rapturous
- felicific
- gemütlich
- nirvanic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unpalatable
- unpleasant
- disagreeable
- unwelcome
- repugnant
- repulsive
- distasteful
- offensive
- disgusting
- miserable
- vile
- abominable
- ghastly
- repellent
- unsavory
- horrid
- obnoxious
- hellish
- wretched
- boring
- odious
- abhorrent
- commonplace
- stale
- tedious
- bilious
- detestable
- insipid
- dull
- flat
- irksome
- hateful
- yucky
- sad
- unhappy
- displeasing
- disheartening
- depressing
- regrettable
- tragic
- dissatisfying
- repellant
- dreary
- dismal
- gloomy
- deplorable
- irritating
- hostile
- revulsive
- joyless
- lachrymose
- annoying
- pleasureless
- god-awful
- vexing
- yukky
- sorrowful
- lugubrious
- heartrending
- lamentable
- exasperating
- aggravating
- heartbreaking
- perturbing
- mournful
- doleful
- dolorous
- tragical
- disturbing
- forbidding
- maddening
- intimidating
- infuriating
- upsetting
- distressing
- peeving
- enraging
- angering
- riling
- rankling
- inflaming
- outraging
- incensing
- enflaming
Synonyms & Similar Words
- delicious
- tasteful
- edible
- appetizing
- flavorful
- tasty
- flavorsome
- delectable
- toothsome
- digestible
- yummy
- savory
- succulent
- scrumptious
- mouthwatering
- pleasing
- toothy
- lush
- delightful
- pleasant
- luscious
- dainty
- satisfying
- savoury
- ambrosial
- heavenly
- agreeable
- delish
- eatable
- gratifying
- rare
- choice
- exquisite
- delicate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unpalatable
- distasteful
- tasteless
- stale
- insipid
- unsavory
- flat
- boring
- banal
- commonplace
- tedious
- unappetizing
- flavorless
- smelly
- noxious
- yucky
- stinky
- unwholesome
- noisome
- yukky
- unpleasant
- repugnant
- repulsive
- miserable
- offensive
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- awful
- wretched
- nauseating
- abhorrent
- repellent
- sickening
- detestable
- abominable
- horrid
- foul
- repellant
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of palatable are appetizing, savory, tasty, and toothsome. While all these words mean "agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste," palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable.
In some situations, the words appetizing and palatable are roughly equivalent. However, appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste.
The meanings of savory and palatable largely overlap; however, savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness.
The words tasty and palatable can be used in similar contexts, but tasty implies a pronounced taste.
While the synonyms toothsome and palatable are close in meaning, toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness.