Synonyms for piquant
ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑntpi·quant

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1. piquant

   Racy applies in the first instance to the pleasing flavor characteristic of certain wines, often attributed to the soil from which they come. Pungent denotes something sharply irritating to the organs of taste or smell, as pepper, vinegar, ammonia; piquant denotes a quality similar in kind to pungent but less in degree, stimulating and agreeable; pungent spices may be deftly compounded into a piquant sauce. As applied to literary products, racy refers to that which has a striking, vigorous, pleasing originality; spicy to that which is stimulating to the mental taste, as spice is to the physical; piquant and pungent in their figurative use keep very close to their literal sense.

   Synonyms:
   flavorous, forcible, lively, pungent, racy, rich, spicy, spirited

   Antonyms:
   cold, dull, flat, flavorless, insipid, prosy, stale, stupid, tasteless, vapid

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1. piquant

   Synonyms:
   pungent, sharp, lively, racy, severe, biting, cutting, smart, stimulating, keen, stinging, tart

   Antonyms:
   tame, dull, flat, characterless, insipid

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1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zestyadjective

   having an agreeably pungent taste

   Synonyms:
   hot, naughty, salty, spicy, gamy, mouth-watering, juicy, yeasty, blue, racy, risque, engaging, savoury, gamey, savory, zestful, barmy, zesty

   Antonyms:
   unstimulating, unexciting, unattractive, tasteless

2. piquant, saltyadjective

   engagingly stimulating or provocative

   "a piquant wit"; "salty language"

   Synonyms:
   spicy, engaging, savory, salty, savoury, zesty

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, unstimulating, unattractive, unexciting

3. engaging, piquantadjective

   attracting or delighting

   "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

   Synonyms:
   spicy, engaging, savory, salty, savoury, zesty

   Antonyms:
   unexciting, tasteless, unstimulating, unattractive

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1. piquantnoun

   Synonyms:
   pungent, biting, pricking, stinging, high-flavored, high-seasoned

2. piquantnoun

   Synonyms:
   sharp, tart, severe, cutting, pointed

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1. piquantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pungent, spicy, racy, lively

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1. James Baldwin:

   Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the battle field.