Antonyms of adj pungent

2 senses of pungent

Sense 1
pungent, acrid -- (strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber")

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

Sense 2
barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire")

INDIRECT (VIA sarcastic) -> unsarcastic -- (not sarcastic)

Similarity of adj pungent

2 senses of pungent

Sense 1
pungent, acrid -- (strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber")
       => tasty (vs. tasteless) -- (pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel")

Sense 2
barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire")
       => sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic) -- (expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds)

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