Synonyms of tasteless
52 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for tasteless is blatant. Other synonyms of tasteless are flashy, gaudy, corny, garish and tawdry. The opposite of tasteless is tasteful.
Synonyms and similar words for tasteless
adjectiveHaving no flavour; bland; insipid.
- untasteableUnable to be tasted; having no flavor.
adjectiveLacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
- untastefulNot tasteful.
- atrocious
- bedizened literaryDressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.
- blatantObvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
- blingishCharacteristic of bling; showy; ostentatious.
- brashBold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- campyCharacterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
- catchpenny
- chichiAffectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chintzyTastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
- cornyHackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- crass
- crude
- flashyShowy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
- florid
- flossy
- froufrou
- garishOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- gauche
- gaudyVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- gay
- glaring
- gross
- gussied up
- hideous
- kitschOf art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- kitschyHaving the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- loud
- meretricious
- naffBad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.
- obtrusive
- ostentatious
- pimped outFlashy, showy and adorned or customized extravagantly.
- pizazzyOf, characterized by, or exhibiting pizazz.
- pretentious
- ritzyElegant and luxurious.
- raffish
- schlockyTacky, of tasteless appearance.
- showy
- snazzy
- splendiferousBeautiful, splendid.
- tacky
- tawdryOf clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
- tinselly
- too muchAmusing; entertaining.
- trinketyResembling or characteristic of a trinket; gaudy and worthless.
- unbecoming
- vainShowy; ostentatious.
- whorishResembling or befitting a whore.
- zesty
Opposite of tasteless
adjectiveLacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
Meaning of tasteless
- adjective Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
- adjective Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
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