What's the opposite of cunchy when it comes to apples?

Just adding to what others have said, *mealy* and *floury* refer to a specific kind of non-crunchiness and are more likely to describe intrinsic qualities of the apple, whereas *mushy* and *soft* are more general and could stem from **either** intrinsic or extrinsic factors. For example, say you buy an apple at the store; it looks fine, you bite into it, and it's not crunchy--you might describe that apple as mealy/floury if it has a characteristic grainy texture, or mushy/soft if it's just generally "opposite of crunchy". But if you forget a formerly-crunchy apple in your backpack for a couple of days, you'd say it went mushy/soft or got bruised. Apples that weren't already mealy can sometimes become mealy, but usually only over longer timeframes and not from day-to-day abuse

Asian American here- I know what you’re talking about. I’m sure “mealy” can work… I just don’t like the sound/connotation behind it. I wouldn’t eat a “mealy” apple, it sounds unappetizing and crumbly. I think you’re asking two things: how to describe texture and how to describe taste. If I had to describe an Asian apple, I’d say tender for the texture, mellow for the taste. (Western apples tend to run sweet/tart.)

I've heard mealy, floury and mushy for the ones that are old.   some kinds available in Canada have a texture that I'd almost describe as  rubbery, even when fresh.  but that's just my word for it; I hate those kinds 😉

Apples that are not fresh anymore could be described as mushy. Some apple varieties are just naturally less crisp or crunchy even when fresh. These could be described as creamy or mealy.

Mushy

Mealy

I've always used woolly (UK)

Do you mean like a wax apple? The other commenters are taking this as crunchy (fresh) vs spoiled apple, but as you mentioned apples in Asia I think you may actually mean something like Taiwan wax apple texture, right? I have no idea what the hell to call that taste😂 I still think it’s crunchy, but also very fresh and juicy. I don’t think there’s a special way to describe it in English sadly

Soft, soggy, mushy

Spongy

Mealy? It’s not an exact opposite. But it’s the only one I can think of…but trying to describe mealy without caffeine is beyond me. It’s not bad but some apples to tend to be more mealy (I think golden delicious do…still are tasty)

Here in New York State we go ape shit for our apples. These non-crisp kinds of apples like Red Delicious I would describe as having a mealy flesh. Mushy, to me, implies it's become over ripe/borderline rotten.

Mealy, mushy, or soft.

Mushy or mealy

mushy is an interesting choice here. yes, mushy is absolutely used to describe overripe apples. but if you were to get an apple that had the consistency of, like, oatmeal, which is quintessential mushiness, then you would have a deeply rotten apple. it is absolutely correct to use mushy as far as normalcy and frequency in common usage, but weird that we use that word, eh? tangents aside, all the words listed here already: grainy, mealy. i love floury but i never heard it before. soft is not specific to apples but works. never heard wooly before as a north american but it made me lol.

Applesauce.

Mushy is the first word that came to mind, but Grainy was there too. Mushy and Grainy.

US (midwest) here. Mushy or mealy. (I would have no idea what you were talking about if you said it tasted creamy or floury.)

As everybody else has said, Anglophone cultures tend to prize eating apples that crisp or crunchy. We describe apples that don't have those qualities as soft, mushy, or mealy, which are by definition unappealing (at least for eating apples). I wonder if the terms used for other fruits would be useful. While a peach is supposed to be somewhat firm to hold, it should not crunch like an apple when bitten. We describe peaches that are pleasantly soft as *melting*. Melting flesh peaches are most desired for eating.

As someone who hates crunchy apples, I just call the apples I like “mushy”. It’s not *technically* correct (mushy implies a lack of structure, like applesauce rather than an actual apple) but it gets the point across.  I suppose “soft” might be a more accurate term to describe the opposite of crunchy/firm, but “soft apples” sounds weird to me. 

I'd use "Soft"

Ripe, or soft.