Thesaurus:spicy

Thesaurus

spicy

English

Adjective

Sense: having a strong, sharp taste that stings the tongue

Synonyms

• hot    [⇒ thesaurus]
• piquant
• pungent
• spicy
• tangy
• zesty

Antonyms

• bland
• mild
• spiceless
• unspicy

Hyponyms

• pepperlike
• peppery

Hypernyms

• gustable    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• burning
• caustic

See also

• Thesaurus:spiciness

Further reading

• “392. pungency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “spicy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.