tasted

verb

past tense of taste
1
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

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2
as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of by your language I can taste that something is wrong

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Recent Examples of tasted Watts went first, remarking that something tasted off, according to Sinclair. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Since their inception, these wines have tasted as if something were missing beyond just alcohol—aroma, flavor, body, and balance were absent as well. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026 When cooked, all the salmon (both fresh and frozen) tasted fabulous and not fishy at all. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 Both tasted like refreshing iced teas, but the Hibiscus Sol-Mate, a fruit punch red, was more astringent and tart — though flavorful — and the Tranquility Tea, a deep blueberry color, was sweeter and lightly floral tasting. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 At the release parties, limited edition expressions from famous distilleries bottled exclusively for Jack Rose are tasted and full bottles can be purchased. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 To a generation of women who, despite having tasted more public lives working outside of the home during the war were now forced back inside, fashionable Tupperware may have represented something else, says Brumberg-Kraus. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 The best tortillas tasted distinctly of corn, with natural sweetness and earthy, toasted notes, while avoiding sour or flat flavors. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026 Carr knew that his wine blend tasted great, but the next step was to travel around and try and sell it. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
  1. experienced
  2. sensed
  3. had
  4. felt
  5. underwent
  6. smelled
  7. saw
  8. heard
Verb
  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In Montpelier, Vermont, a city that has experienced significant flooding through the years, arborist Joseph Ferris stands next to a giant elm tree that has stood in the state’s capital since the late 1800s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of experienced
Verb
  • O’Neal sensed a similar opportunity with the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Falwell correctly sensed vulnerability in the uneasy alliance between rationalism and Christianity that had prevailed since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sensed
Verb
  • Three victims had serious injuries but were in stable condition, while two others had minor injuries.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When the islanders first got their phones back while in Fiji, Melanie had a video call with her sister in an unseen clip.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • Some Black shoppers, who felt alienated after Target’s 2025 DEI rollbacks, expressed fresh disappointment on Monday.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the recent swirl of negative discourse around influencer culture has felt different, in part because hating influencers is no longer just a snarky internet pastime.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of felt
Verb
  • Additionally, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, underwent a lung transplant in June after being diagnosed in 2018 with chronic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Busy Philipps underwent two invasive surgeries this spring related to a malignant tumor in her brain.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • Officers initially smelled the odor of unburnt cannabis during the stop, according to police, and Mark Stephens handed them an open container of weed.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Xcel crews told fire officials that a nearby business had used a cleaning solution that smelled like propane gas.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Words like miraculous, inspirational, incredible, amazing and magical were just some of the adjectives heard at Friday’s event.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One such example is the OlloBot OlloNi SS1, a cyber pet designed to make users feel heard, seen, and genuinely accompanied.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of heard

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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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