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Synonyms for salt

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rock salt — A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food…

rock salt, common salt, table salt, road salt

2. Sodium chloride

sodium chloride, saltiness, salinity

3. Seasoning — piquancy; wit; sense

seasoning, taste, flavor US, flavour UK, savor US, savour UK, piquancy

Other

sailor, humor US, humour UK, wit, seaman, sal dated

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

    Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt

  2. n. 2

    Piquancy; wit; sense.

  3. n. 3

    One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

  4. adj. 1

    Of water: containing salt, saline.

Forms

Plural
salts → saltinesses, salinities, seasonings, tastes…

Example sentences

  • seasoning The steak was delicious; the seasoning was perfect!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
saltsteady
saltinessrising
seasoningrising

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

By length

3 letters
wit1, sal1
5 letters
taste1, sharp1, humor2, salty2, savor2, briny
6 letters
flavor2, sailor2, humour2, seaman2, savour
7 letters
flavour
8 letters
salinity4, piquancy
9 letters
seasoning3, saltiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sel
Italiano
sale
Español
sal
Deutsch
Salz
Català
sal