distasteful vs loathsome

distasteful and loathsome both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distasteful	No	Yes	No	No
loathsome	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, distasteful and loathsome are synonyms defined as:

distasteful and loathsome: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Other synonyms of distasteful include disgustful, disgusting, foul, loathly, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky.

distasteful (adjective)	loathsome (adjective)
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
not pleasing in odor or taste	causing or able to cause nausea