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noun
flavor of some quality
Synonyms: aftertaste, aroma, bang, bitter, drive, ginger, jolt, kick, oomph, palatableness, piquancy, punch, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor, savoriness, smack, sour, sting, suggestion, sweet, tang, wallop, zest, zing, zip
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noun
tiny sample
Synonyms: appetizer, bit, bite, canapé, chaw, dash, delicacy, drop, fragment, hint, hors d’oeuvre, morsel, mouthful, nip, sampling, sip, soupçon, spoonful, sprinkling, suggestion, swallow, tidbit, tincture, tinge, titbit, touch, trifle, whiff, wink
Antonyms: lot
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noun
inclination, preference
Synonyms: affection, appetence, appetite, attachment, bent, comprehension, cup of tea, desire, disposition, druthers, fancy, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, palate, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, prepossession, relish, soft spot, stomach, tendency, thing, type, understanding, weakness, zest
Antonyms: disinclination, dislike, hate, hatred
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noun
capacity to sense flavor
Synonyms: appetence, appetite, gout, gustation, palate, stomach, taste buds, tongue
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noun
judgment, propriety
Synonyms: acumen, acuteness, aestheticism, appreciation, correctness, cultivation, culture, decorum, delicacy, discernment, discretion, discrimination, distinction, elegance, feeling, finesse, good taste, grace, nicety, penetration, perception, polish, politeness, refinement, restraint, style, susceptibility, tact, tactfulness, tastefulness
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verb
judge, try
Synonyms: assay, bite, chew, criticize, differentiate, discern, distinguish, eat, enjoy, lick, nibble, partake, perceive, relish, sample, savor, sense, sip, test, touch, try the flavor of
Antonyms: abstain
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verb
experience
Synonyms: appreciate, be exposed to, come up against, encounter, feel, have knowledge of, know, meet with, partake of, perceive, run up against, savor, undergo
Antonyms: abstain, refrain