appetizing[adjective]Synonyms: delicious, appealing, inviting, mouthwatering, palatable, succulent, tasty, tempting
Antonyms: disgusting, nauseating
English Thesaurus: delicious, tasty, succulent, appetizing, mouth-watering, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ap‧pe‧tiz‧ing (
also appetising British English) /ˈæpətaɪzɪŋ, ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/
adjective food that is appetizing smells or looks very good, making you want to eat it
Antonym : unappetizing:
an appetizing aroma The food wasn’t particularly appetizing. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
delicious something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it:
The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.tasty informal food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like:
She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.succulent written succulent food contains a lot of juice and tastes good – used especially about fruit, vegetables, or meat:
succulent melons a succulent steakappetizing (
also appetising British English) food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it:
The soup didn’t look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.mouth-watering food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it:
The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.flavourful (
also flavorful American English) having a strong pleasant taste – used especially in written descriptions:
a flavourful red wineyummy/scrumptious informal tasting very good – used about food, not about drinks:
Her homemade brownies are really yummy. a scrumptious meal [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲