savoury

The word “savoury” has 3 syllables: sa-vour-y

It's pronounced as /ˈseɪ.vər.i/

What is synonym and antonym for savoury?

In the thesaurus, “savoury” has 152 synonyms and 139 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for savoury

absorbing
acute
affable
agreeable
alluring
ambrosial
amiable
amusing
animating
appetizing
aromatic
arresting
attractive
biting
bitter
blessed
blest
blissful
calming
charming
cheerful
cheery
choice
clean
comfortable
comforting
condiment
congenial
cutting
dainty
darling
delectable
delicate
delicious
delightful
delightsome
delish
desirable
digestible
diverting
dreamy
dulcet
eatable
ecstatic
edible
elating
enchanting
energizing
engaging
engrossing
enjoyable
enlightening
entertaining
enthralling
enviable
euphoric
exciting
exhilarating
exquisite
fascinating
felicific
felicitous
fiery
flavorful
flavoring
flavorsome
flowery
fragrant
fresh
fruity
galvanizing
genial
gingery
glad
good
good-natured
goodly
gracious
grateful
gratifying
gripping
happy
heavenly
herb
hospitable
hot
interesting
intoxicating
intriguing
invigorating
inviting
jolly
joyous
keen
kindly
luscious
lush
mordant
mouthwatering
nice
nirvanic
odiferous
odored
odoriferous
odorous
palatable
peppery
perfumed
personable
pert
piquant
piquing
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
poignant
pretty
provocative
provoking
pungent
pure
racy
rapturous
rare
recreative
redolent
relish
relishable
riveting
salty
satisfying
sauce
savorous
scented
scrumptious
seasoning
soothing
spice
spicy
succulent
sweet
tasteful
tasty
tempting
toothsome
toothy
trenchant
vinegary
welcome
yummy
zesty
zingy

Antonyms for savoury

abhorrent
abominable
aggravating
angering
annoying
arid
awful
banal
barren
bilious
bland
boring
colorless
commonplace
deplorable
depressing
detestable
dilute
disagreeable
disgusting
disheartening
dismal
displeasing
dissatisfying
distasteful
distressing
disturbing
doleful
dolorous
drab
dreary
dry
dull
enflaming
enraging
exasperating
fetid
flat
flavorless
forbidding
foul
fusty
gamey
gamy
ghastly
gloomy
god-awful
hateful
heartbreaking
heartrending
hellish
horrid
hostile
humdrum
incensing
inflaming
infuriating
insipid
intimidating
irksome
irritating
joyless
lachrymose
lamentable
leaden
lugubrious
maddening
malodorous
miserable
monotonous
mournful
musty
nauseating
noisome
noxious
numbing
obnoxious
odious
odorless
offensive
outraging
pedestrian
peeving
perturbing
pleasureless
ponderous
predictable
putrid
rancid
rank
rankling
reeking
reeky
regrettable
repellant
repellent
repugnant
repulsive
revulsive
riling
sad
savorless
sickening
skunky
smelly
sorrowful
stale
stenchful
stenchy
stinking
stinky
stodgy
strong
tasteless
tedious
thin
tiring
tragic
tragical
unappetizing
unhappy
uninteresting
unpalatable
unpleasant
unsavory
unscented
unwelcome
unwholesome
upsetting
vexing
vile
watery
weak
wearisome
wearying
wretched
yucky
yukky
zestless

Meanings of savoury

noun
1. A savory snack.
2. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
3. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
adjective
1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
2. Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
3. Umami, modern.
4. Morally or ethically acceptable.

Example Sentences

The chef prepared a delicious savoury dish with herbs and spices.
She prefers savoury snacks over sweet ones.
The aroma of the savoury stew filled the entire kitchen.
His favorite breakfast includes a mix of savoury and sweet flavors.
The bakery is known for its freshly baked savoury pastries.

On this page you'll find 291 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to savoury, such as: abhorrent, abominable, absorbing, acute, affable, aggravating, agreeable.

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