tasteless

taste·less

adj \ˈtāst-ləs\

Definition of TASTELESS

1

a : having no taste : insipid <tasteless vegetables> b : arousing no interest : dull

2

: not having or exhibiting good taste <a tasteless joke>

— taste·less·ly adverb

— taste·less·ness noun

Examples of TASTELESS

1. a vulgar and tasteless publicity stunt
2. <a completely tasteless comment about her slight amount of facial hair>

First Known Use of TASTELESS

1591

Related to TASTELESS

Synonyms: common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, coarse, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Antonyms: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred

Related Words: boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly; clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish; inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, thoughtless; countrified (also countryfied), provincial, rustic (also rustical), unsophisticated; graceless, inelegant, tacky; animallike, barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized; mannerless, unmannered, unmannerly

Near Antonyms: aristocratic, courtly, patrician; elegant, graceful, restrained; considerate, gracious, sensitive, thoughtful; citified, sophisticated, urbane

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