palate

The word “palate” has 2 syllables: pal-ate

It's pronounced as /ˈpælət/


What is synonym and antonym for palate?

In the thesaurus, “palate” has 37 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for palate

  • appetite
  • attraction
  • bent
  • bias
  • craving
  • desire
  • disposition
  • enthusiasm
  • fancy
  • favor
  • fondness
  • gusto
  • hankering
  • inclination
  • interest
  • leaning
  • like
  • liking
  • longing
  • love
  • love affair
  • partiality
  • passion
  • penchant
  • preference
  • prejudice
  • propensity
  • relish
  • shine
  • taste
  • tendency
  • thirst
  • tooth
  • use
  • weakness
  • yen
  • zest

Antonyms for palate

  • apathy
  • aversion
  • disfavor
  • disgust
  • disinclination
  • dislike
  • distaste
  • hatred
  • indifference
  • loathing
  • mislike
  • unconcern

Meanings of palate

  • noun
    1. The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus.
    2. The sense of taste.
    3. Relish; taste; liking (from the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste).
    4. Mental relish; intellectual taste.
    5. A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.
  • verb
    1. To relish; to find palatable.

Example Sentences

  • His palate was accustomed to spicy food from growing up in a region known for its bold flavors.
  • The chef's culinary creations catered to the sophisticated palate of the city's foodies.
  • She had a discerning palate and could easily distinguish between different varieties of wine.
  • She has a diverse palate, enjoying everything from spicy curries to delicate pastries.
  • As a food critic, he developed a reputation for his keen palate and insightful reviews.

On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palate, such as: apathy, appetite, attraction, aversion, bent, bias, craving.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

fancy

  • Byzantine
  • Shangri-la
  • a bit much
  • admire
  • adore
  • adorned
  • appetite
  • appreciate
  • approve
  • baroque
  • be attracted to
  • be captivated by
  • be enamored of
  • be in love with
  • be inclined to think
  • be partial to
  • beautifying
  • bee
  • believe
  • bent
  • bias
  • big eyes
  • boundless
  • brainchild
  • brainstorm
  • brainstorming
  • caprice
  • capriciousness
  • care for
  • castle in Spain
  • castle in the air
  • cherish
  • chichi
  • chimera
  • cloud-cuckoo-land
  • cloudland
  • complex
  • complicated
  • conceit
  • conceive
  • concept
  • conception
  • concoct
  • concoction
  • conjecture
  • contemplate
  • contrariness
  • contrivance
  • convoluted
  • crank
  • crave
  • craving
  • crazy about
  • creation
  • creativity
  • cup of tea
  • cushy
  • custom
  • daydream
  • daymare
  • decorated
  • decorative
  • delusion
  • deluxe
  • desire
  • detailed
  • devilish
  • devour
  • dig
  • dream
  • dream of
  • dream up
  • druthers
  • elaborate
  • elegant
  • embellished
  • endless
  • endorse
  • enjoy
  • enthusiasm
  • envisage
  • envisagement
  • envisaging
  • envision
  • envisioning
  • excessive
  • exorbitant
  • exquisite
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • exuberant
  • eyes for
  • fable
  • fabricate
  • fabrication
  • fall for
  • fancified
  • fanciful
  • fancifulness
  • fantasize
  • fantasm
  • fantasy
  • favor
  • feature
  • fecundity
  • fertility
  • fiction
  • figment
  • flamboyant
  • flash
  • florid
  • fondness
  • foresee
  • freak
  • freakishness
  • frilly
  • froufrou
  • garnished
  • gaudy
  • get a charge out of
  • get a kick out of
  • gingerbread
  • go for
  • grand
  • grandiose
  • groove
  • guess
  • gusto
  • hallucinate
  • hallucination
  • hankering
  • have a soft spot for
  • head trip
  • humor
  • idea
  • ideate
  • ideation
  • idolize
  • ignis fatuus
  • illusion
  • image
  • imagination
  • imaginativeness
  • imagine
  • imaging
  • immeasurable
  • immoderate
  • impetuosity
  • impression
  • improper
  • inappropriate
  • inclination
  • infer
  • infinite
  • ingenuity
  • inordinate
  • insane
  • inspiration
  • interest
  • intolerable
  • intricate
  • invent
  • invention
  • inventiveness
  • involute
  • involuted
  • involved
  • irrationality
  • itch
  • kink
  • labyrinthian
  • labyrinthine
  • lavish
  • leaning
  • like
  • liking
  • limitless
  • long for
  • longing
  • love
  • love affair
  • lust after
  • mad for
  • maggot
  • magnificent
  • make up
  • manufacture
  • meditate
  • megrim
  • mind
  • mirage
  • muse
  • nightmare
  • nonentity
  • notion
  • originality
  • ornate
  • ostentatious
  • over the top
  • overdue
  • overextravagant
  • overmuch
  • overweening
  • overwrought
  • palate
  • partiality
  • passion
  • penchant
  • perverseness
  • phantasm
  • phantasy
  • phantom
  • picture
  • pie in the sky
  • pipe dream
  • plan
  • pleasure
  • plethoric
  • ponder
  • predilection
  • prefer
  • preference
  • prefigure
  • prejudice
  • prize
  • project
  • propensity
  • re-create
  • realize
  • reckon
  • reflect
  • relish
  • relive
  • reminisce
  • resourcefulness
  • resplendent
  • revere
  • reverie
  • rich
  • rococo
  • romancing
  • ruminate
  • sanction
  • savor
  • savour
  • see
  • shine
  • showy
  • sophisticated
  • souped-up
  • spark
  • special
  • spiffy
  • spitball
  • splendid
  • stargaze
  • steep
  • stiff
  • sumptuous
  • suppose
  • surmise
  • sweet tooth
  • take a liking to
  • take to
  • taste
  • tendency
  • thick
  • thing
  • think
  • think likely
  • think up
  • thirst
  • thought
  • tooth
  • towering
  • treasure
  • trump up
  • unbearable
  • unconscionable
  • undue
  • unjustifiable
  • unmerciful
  • unreality
  • unrestrained
  • unseemly
  • unusual
  • unwarranted
  • use
  • utopia
  • vagary
  • vagrancy
  • value
  • velleity
  • venerate
  • versatility
  • vision
  • visualization
  • visualize
  • weakness
  • weakness for
  • whim
  • whimsey
  • whimsicality
  • whimsy
  • wild for
  • will
  • wish for
  • worship
  • yearn for
  • yearning
  • yen

fancies

  • Shangri-las
  • admires
  • adores
  • appetites
  • appreciates
  • approve
  • be attracted to
  • be captivated by
  • be enamored of
  • be in love with
  • be inclined to think
  • bees
  • believe
  • bents
  • biases
  • big eyes
  • brainchildren
  • brainstorms
  • caprice
  • caprices
  • care for
  • castles in Spain
  • castles in the air
  • cherishes
  • chimera
  • chimeras
  • cloud-cuckoo-lands
  • cloudlands
  • conceit
  • conceits
  • conceive
  • conceives
  • conception
  • conceptions
  • concepts
  • concoctions
  • concocts
  • conjecture
  • contemplates
  • contrariness
  • cranks
  • crave
  • cravings
  • crazy about
  • creation
  • cup of tea
  • daydream
  • daydreams
  • daymares
  • delusion
  • delusions
  • desire
  • desires
  • devours
  • digs
  • dream of
  • dream up
  • dreams
  • druthers
  • endorse
  • enjoys
  • enthusiasms
  • envisage
  • envisagement
  • envisages
  • envision
  • envisioning
  • envisions
  • eyes for
  • fables
  • fabricates
  • fabrication
  • fabrications
  • fall for
  • fantasies
  • fantasize
  • fantasizes
  • fantasms
  • fantasy
  • favor
  • favors
  • feature
  • features
  • fictions
  • figment
  • figments
  • flash
  • fondness
  • foresees
  • freaks
  • gets a charge out of
  • gets a kick out of
  • goes for
  • groove
  • guess
  • gustoes
  • hallucinates
  • hallucination
  • hallucinations
  • hankering
  • has a soft spot for
  • head trip
  • humor
  • humors
  • idea
  • ideas
  • ideates
  • idolizes
  • ignes fatui
  • illusion
  • illusions
  • image
  • images
  • imagination
  • imaginativeness
  • imagines
  • impetuosities
  • impression
  • impressions
  • inclination
  • inclinations
  • infer
  • inspirations
  • interests
  • invention
  • inventions
  • invents
  • irrationality
  • is partial to
  • itch
  • kinks
  • leanings
  • like
  • likes
  • liking
  • likings
  • long for
  • longings
  • love affairs
  • loves
  • lust after
  • mad for
  • maggots
  • make up
  • makes up
  • manufactures
  • meditates
  • megrims
  • mind
  • mirage
  • mirages
  • muses
  • nightmare
  • nightmares
  • nonentities
  • notion
  • notions
  • palates
  • partialities
  • partiality
  • passions
  • penchant
  • perverseness
  • phantasies
  • phantasm
  • phantasms
  • phantom
  • picture
  • pictures
  • pie in the sky
  • pipe dream
  • pipe dreams
  • plans
  • pleasure
  • ponders
  • predilection
  • prefer
  • preference
  • preferences
  • prefers
  • prefigures
  • prejudices
  • prizes
  • projects
  • propensities
  • re-creates
  • realize
  • reckon
  • reflects
  • relish
  • relishes
  • relives
  • reminisces
  • reveres
  • reverie
  • romancing
  • ruminates
  • sanction
  • savors
  • savours
  • sees
  • shines
  • spark
  • spitball
  • stargazes
  • suppose
  • surmise
  • sweet tooth
  • take a liking to
  • take to
  • takes to
  • tastes
  • teeth
  • tendencies
  • thing
  • think
  • think likely
  • think up
  • thirsts
  • thought
  • thoughts
  • treasures
  • trump up
  • unrealities
  • uses
  • utopias
  • vagaries
  • vagary
  • vagrancies
  • values
  • velleity
  • venerates
  • vision
  • visions
  • visualization
  • visualizations
  • visualize
  • visualizes
  • weakness for
  • weaknesses
  • whim
  • whims
  • whimseys
  • whimsicalities
  • whimsies
  • wild for
  • will
  • wish for
  • worships
  • yearn for
  • yearning
  • yen
  • yens

gastronomist

  • aficionado
  • bon vivant
  • connoisseur
  • connoisseur of food
  • connoisseur of wine
  • critic
  • dilettante
  • enthusiast
  • epicure
  • epicurean
  • food bon vivant
  • foodie
  • gastronome
  • gastronomer
  • glutton
  • gourmand
  • gourmet
  • oenophile
  • refined palate
  • savorer
  • social person
  • turophile

love

  • Juliet
  • Romeo
  • admire
  • admirer
  • adoration
  • adore
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • affair
  • affaire
  • affection
  • allegiance
  • amity
  • amorousness
  • amour
  • angel
  • appetite
  • appreciate
  • appreciation
  • apprize
  • ardency
  • ardor
  • attachment
  • baby
  • be attached to
  • be captivated by
  • be crazy about
  • be enamored of
  • be enchanted by
  • be fascinated with
  • be fond of
  • be in love with
  • be partial to
  • beau
  • beloved
  • bent
  • bias
  • bill
  • bounce
  • boy
  • boyfriend
  • bride
  • calf-love
  • canonize
  • canoodle
  • care for
  • caress
  • case
  • cherish
  • cherishing
  • choose
  • clasp
  • cling
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • court
  • courter
  • cradle
  • craving
  • crush
  • cuddle
  • dalliance
  • dandle
  • darling
  • date
  • dear
  • dear one
  • dearest
  • deification
  • deify
  • delight
  • delight in
  • desire
  • devotedness
  • devotion
  • devour
  • dig
  • doll
  • dote on
  • draw close
  • eagerness
  • embrace
  • emotion
  • enchantment
  • enfold
  • enjoy
  • enjoyment
  • enshrine
  • entanglement
  • enthusiasm
  • escort
  • esteem
  • estimation
  • exalt
  • faithfulness
  • fall for
  • fancy
  • favor
  • fealty
  • feel
  • feel up
  • fellow
  • fervor
  • fidelity
  • flame
  • fling
  • flirtation
  • fondle
  • fondness
  • friendship
  • gal
  • gallant
  • gentle
  • get a charge out of
  • get a kick out of
  • girl
  • girlfriend
  • glorify
  • go for
  • gone on
  • groom
  • gusto
  • hankering
  • hanky-panky
  • have a soft spot for
  • have affection for
  • have it bad
  • heartthrob
  • hold
  • hold dear
  • hold high
  • hon
  • honey
  • hug
  • husband
  • idealize
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • idolize
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • inamorata
  • inamorato
  • inclination
  • indulge
  • infatuation
  • intended
  • interest
  • intrigue
  • involvement
  • kiss
  • knead
  • ladylove
  • lass
  • leaning
  • liaison
  • lick
  • like
  • liking
  • long for
  • longing
  • look tenderly
  • love affair
  • loved one
  • lover
  • loyalty
  • lust
  • mad for
  • make love
  • man
  • massage
  • memorialize
  • mistress
  • mollycoddle
  • neck
  • nestle
  • nose
  • nuzzle
  • palate
  • pamper
  • paramour
  • partiality
  • passion
  • pat
  • paw
  • pet
  • piety
  • prefer
  • preference
  • prejudice
  • press
  • prize
  • propensity
  • puppy love
  • put on pedestal
  • rapture
  • regard
  • relish
  • respect
  • revere
  • reverence
  • romance
  • savor
  • savour
  • sentiment
  • set store by
  • set store on
  • shine
  • significant other
  • snuggle
  • soft spot
  • soothe
  • spark
  • spoil
  • spoon
  • squeeze
  • steadfastness
  • steady
  • stroke
  • suitor
  • swain
  • sweet
  • sweetheart
  • sweetie
  • sweetie pie
  • take to
  • taste
  • tendency
  • tenderness
  • think the world of
  • thirst
  • thrive with
  • tooth
  • tootsie
  • treasure
  • truelove
  • tryst
  • use
  • valentine
  • value
  • venerate
  • weakness
  • wife
  • wild for
  • woo
  • wooer
  • worship
  • yearning
  • yen
  • zeal

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