vinegary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of VINEGARY

causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids <vinegary potato salad>

Synonyms acid, acidic, acidulous, sourish, tart, tartish, vinegary

Related Words dry, soured, unsweetened; pungent, sharp, tangy, zestful, zesty, zingy; astringent, puckery hyperacid

Near Antonyms sweet; bland, smooth; flat, flavorless, insipid, savorless, tasteless, zestless; dilute, thin, watery, weak

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