Distasteful
Distasteful adjective - Disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste.
Usage example: cod-liver oil is so distasteful that it's worse than anything it cures
Nasty is a synonym for distasteful in disgusting topic. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead the word "Distasteful" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Word: distaste
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a nasty video game that was so violent that I could hardly watch the opening scenes
Distasteful is a synonym for nasty in unpleasant topic. You can use "Distasteful" instead an adjective "Nasty", if it concerns topics such as disgusting, bad-tempered.
Nearby Word: nastily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and distasteful
- obnoxious and nasty
- repulsive and distasteful
- repulsive and nasty
- foul and distasteful
- foul and nasty
- unpleasant and distasteful
- unpleasant and nasty
- loathsome and distasteful
- loathsome and nasty
- offensive and distasteful
- offensive and nasty
- disgusting and distasteful
- disgusting and nasty
Both words in one sentence
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He instead comes off as a nasty and distasteful crook, while still being Plucky Comic Relief.
Source: Theatre / Les Misérables -
Wagner did infamously publish some nasty anti-semitic pamphlets, but most fans today are willing to separate the composer's distasteful views from his musical achievements.
Source: Music / Richard Wagner
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