Synonyms for "zesty" (79 found)

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Closest matches (16)

activeacuteaggressiveanimatedbracingbriskburningcheeringcordialcrispcurrieddynamicenergetic

Adjective(1 words)

barmy

Adjective(2 words)

blatantbrash

Strong matches (24)

energizingenterprisingenthusiasticexhilaratingforcefulforciblefreshgo goheartyhotimpetuousincisiveintenseinvigoratingkeenkineticlivelylivinglustymettlesome

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nippy

Adjective(3 words)

garishgaudygirlypop

Related words (39)

Adjective(7 words)

pansifiedpizazzyspicytastelesstawdryuntastefulvain

pepperypeppypoignantpungentracyrefreshingrobustrousingsavouryseasonedsmackingsnappyspankingspicyspiritedstimulatingstrongtake chargetangytonic

Show 7 more words

trenchantvibrantvigorousvivaciousvividzestfulzippy

Adjective(5 words)

piquantsavorysavouryyeastyzestful

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

savouryzestful

derived

2 entries

zestilyzestiness

derived from

1 entries

zest

related to

5 entries

piquantpungentspicytastezestful

similar

2 entries

spiritedtasty

Translations

10 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• пикантен adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

Czech

1 entries

• pikantní adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

Dutch

1 entries

• pittig adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

French

3 entries

• de zest adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)
• piquant adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)
• épicé adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

Russian

1 entries

• пика́нтный adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

Spanish

3 entries

• acedo adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)
• chocoya adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)
• cítrico adj (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom is zesty.

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