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as in elegant
having or showing elegance
a tasteful arrangement of white flowers and dark greenery
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as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a line of microwavable frozen entrées that are surprisingly tasteful
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Recent Examples of tasteful
With hammered copper and a slick black finish, no one will guess that this tasteful decor cost less than $100.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Each of the 98 guest rooms—including six lakefront chalets with fireplaces, private saunas, and terraces for lingering from coffee to cocktail—feels contemporary and tasteful, all warm hues and rounded edges with floor-to-ceiling windows and marble bathrooms.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
An ad-lib should be obnoxious — sometimes — but tasteful.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Promisingly, Guerrero’s orchestral accompaniment was every bit as tasteful.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Each of the 98 guest rooms—including six lakefront chalets with fireplaces, private saunas, and terraces for lingering from coffee to cocktail—feels contemporary and tasteful, all warm hues and rounded edges with floor-to-ceiling windows and marble bathrooms.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
An ad-lib should be obnoxious — sometimes — but tasteful.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Promisingly, Guerrero’s orchestral accompaniment was every bit as tasteful.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasteful
Adjective
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Suddenly, a classic white T-shirt and jeans combo has become dynamic, interesting, and highly elegant.—
Paulina Berges,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2025
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The balloon sleeves make your outfit more elegant without trying.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This leads us back to the Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady, a drink on the opening menu of Three Dots and a Dash that’s as good an example as any of McGee’s tiki sensibilities—unexpected and delicious, creative and precise.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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These copycat Auntie Anne’s style soft pretzels are fresh, buttery, and just as delicious—minus the mall lines.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its predecessor was a handsome roadster called the Alpine, introduced in 1959 and made through 1968.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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During his unusual run of successful pictures in the 1960s, the deeply handsome Stamp was romantically involved with the likes of Julie Christie, Brigitte Bardot and especially supermodel Jean Shrimpton.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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Crafted with precision and intention, Frisson merges emotional technology with fine jewelry design to offer something new: a wearable way to feel connected.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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There is very good acidity, while the tannins are quite fine, and the oak notes are restrained.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Tasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasteful. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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