Synonyms for salty
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tasting of salt.
Related words
- Word family
- saltiness
- Phrases
- salty dog salty plum
- Is a kind of
- gustable
Example sentences
- salt I wanted some salt, but there was none in the jar.
- saline Show me how to make 10% saline solution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| salty | rising | |
| salt | steady | |
| saline | falling | |
| brackish | falling | |
| briny | rising | |
| saliferous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- salt1
- 5 letters
- briny
- 6 letters
- saline2, salted2
- 7 letters
- piquant2, saltish
- 8 letters
- brackish2
- 9 letters
- saltyback
- 10 letters
- saliferous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saline2 = 2 syllables).