tasteless

adjective
UK: /ˈteɪstləs/
US: /ˈteɪstləs/

  1. Lacking flavor; bland.

    1. This soup is tasteless, I need salt to fix it.
    2. The diet food was surprisingly tasteless, even after adding spices.

  2. Lacking in aesthetic judgment or artistic merit; uninspired.

    1. His tasteless art was hard to admire without laughing.
    2. The decoration was tasteless with too much gold and artificial flowers.

  3. Showing poor judgment or insensitivity, especially concerning morality or ethics; offensive.

    1. His tasteless joke offended everyone at the party.
    2. The tasteless comment he made about her weight was completely inappropriate.

Synonyms

uninspired crude bland offensive vulgar indecent insipid

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "tasteless" in English means: Lacking flavor; bland., Lacking in aesthetic judgment or artistic merit; uninspired., Showing poor judgment or insensitivity, especially concerning morality or ethics; offensive..

The phonetic transcription of "tasteless" is /ˈteɪstləs/ in British English and /ˈteɪstləs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tasteless": uninspired, crude, bland, offensive, vulgar, indecent, insipid.

Example usage of "tasteless": "This soup is tasteless, I need salt to fix it.". More examples on the page.