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Synonyms for brackish

Most common

salty briny saltish

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

Example sentences

  • salty My father cut down on salty food as I had advised.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
brackishfalling
saltyrising
brinyrising
saltishfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
salty2, briny
7 letters
saltish

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salty2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
saumâtre
Italiano
salmastro