Synonyms for briny
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.
Related words
- Word family
- brininess
- Other spellings
- briney
Example sentences
- salt I wanted some salt, but there was none in the jar.
- salty My father cut down on salty food as I had advised.
- saline Show me how to make 10% saline solution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| briny | rising | |
| salt | steady | |
| salty | rising | |
| saline | falling | |
| brackish | falling | |
| phosphorescent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- salt1
- 5 letters
- salty2
- 6 letters
- saline2
- 8 letters
- brackish2
- 14 letters
- phosphorescent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salty2 = 2 syllables).