as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
baked a scrumptious chocolate cake
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Recent Examples of scrumptious
While Lord Empanada in Monrovia carries a fair share of scrumptious offerings paired with their chimichurri sauce, taking a bite of their mushroom empanada was like receiving a hug.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
Travel back in time to a 16th-century medieval amusement park, Larkspur, filled with scrumptious roast turkey legs, invigorating stage shows, games, kids’ activities, and talented artisans.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Killer Brownies are, in a word, scrumptious.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Make Time for Tea Next door, Draper Blooms Tea Garden delights with a formal tea service that features scrumptious finger sandwiches, vanilla scones, seasonal jams, and bite-size sweets, like brownies and breads.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
Travel back in time to a 16th-century medieval amusement park, Larkspur, filled with scrumptious roast turkey legs, invigorating stage shows, games, kids’ activities, and talented artisans.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Best Brownies Killer Brownies Best Seller 8-Pack $80 Goldbelly (8-Pack)
Shop at
Goldbelly (Shop All)
Killer Brownies are, in a word, scrumptious.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Make Time for Tea Next door, Draper Blooms Tea Garden delights with a formal tea service that features scrumptious finger sandwiches, vanilla scones, seasonal jams, and bite-size sweets, like brownies and breads.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrumptious
delicious
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Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Since the lawyers meet to try the city’s best restaurant, there are plenty of close-ups of their meals and everything looks delicious.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Scrumptious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrumptious. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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