Antonyms of adj piquant

3 senses of piquant

Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)

INDIRECT (VIA tasty) -> tasteless -- (lacking flavor)

Sense 2
piquant, salty -- (engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language")

INDIRECT (VIA stimulating) -> unstimulating, unexciting -- (not stimulating)

Sense 3
engaging, piquant -- (attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes")

INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive -- (lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions")

Similarity of adj piquant

3 senses of piquant

Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)
       => tasty (vs. tasteless) -- (pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel")

Sense 2
piquant, salty -- (engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language")
       => stimulating (vs. unstimulating) -- (rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion")

Sense 3
engaging, piquant -- (attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes")
       => attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")

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