loathsome vs distasteful

loathsome and distasteful both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, loathsome and distasteful are synonyms defined as:

loathsome and distasteful: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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

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