Taste, palate, relish, gusto, zest are comparable when they mean a liking for or an enjoyment of something because of qualities that give the sense of taste a pleasurable sensation or that produce comparably pleasant mental or aesthetic impressions.
Category: Synonyms
Taste vs Flavor vs Savor vs Tang vs Relish vs Smack
Taste, flavor, savor, tang, relish, smack can all mean the property of a substance which makes it perceptible to the gustatory sense.
Task vs Duty vs Assignment vs Job vs Stint vs Chore
Task, duty, assignment, job, stint, chore are comparable when they mean a piece of work which one is asked to do and is expected to accomplish.
Tardy vs Late vs Behindhand vs Overdue
Tardy, late, behindhand, overdue can all designate persons or things that do not arrive or take place at the time set, the time due, or the expected and usual time.
Tap vs Knock vs Rap vs Thump vs Thud
Tap, knock, rap, thump, thud can mean, as verbs, to strike or hit audibly or, as nouns, the sound or effect produced by such striking or hitting.
Tame vs Subdued vs Submissive
Tame, subdued, submissive are comparable when they mean docile and tractable or incapable of asserting one’s will either permanently or for the time being.
Talkative vs Loquacious vs Garrulous vs Voluble vs Glib
Talkative, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, glib are comparable chiefly as applied to persons and their moods and as meaning given to talk or talking.
Take vs Seize vs Grasp vs Clutch vs Snatch vs Grab
Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand.
Tact vs Address vs Poise vs Savoir faire
Tact, address, poise, savoir faire can all mean the skill and grace with which a well-bred person conducts himself in his relations with others.
System vs Scheme vs Network vs Complex vs Organism vs Economy
System, scheme, network, complex, organism, economy can mean an organized integrated whole made up of diverse but interrelated and interdependent parts.
Sympathy vs Pity vs Compassion vs Commiseration vs Condolence vs Ruth vs Empathy
Sympathy, pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, ruth, empathy are comparable though often not interchangeable when they mean a feeling for the suffering or distress of another.
Symmetry vs Proportion vs Balance vs Harmony
Symmetry, proportion, balance, harmony are comparable chiefly as used in the arts of design and decoration to mean a quality which gives aesthetic pleasure and which depends upon the proper relating of details and parts to each other (as in magnitude, or arrangement) and to the consequent effect produced by the whole.