Pungent and Sweet

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Pungent

Pungent adjective - Having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor.
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Sweet is an antonym for pungent in topics: sharp, highly flavored.
Nearby Word: pungency

Sweet

Sweet adjective - Granted special treatment or attention.
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Pungent is an antonym for sweet.
Nearby Words: sweeten, sweetness, sweetly, sweetie, sweetening
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  • Disney / Mulan Chien-Po: Ooh, ooh, sweet and pungent shrimp.
    Source: Disney / Mulan
  • Narrator: It was horrible beyond belief-sweet, sickly, and pungent- so that they did not feel the least wish to swallow a particle of it.
    Source: Literature / The Once and Future King
  • Food Pills The tongue only tastes the eight basic flavors (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, cooling, pungent, and stringent); all the nuance comes from your sense of smell contributing.
    Source: Food Pills
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