salty
The word “salty” has 2 syllables: salt-y.
It's pronounced as /ˈsɔlti/.
What is synonym and antonym for salty?
In the thesaurus, “salty” has 18 synonyms and 16 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for salty along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for salty
- alkaline
- briny
- delicious
- lively
- piquant
- pungent
- racy
- saline
- salt
- salted
- savory
- savoury
- sharp
- sour
- spicy
- suggestive
- tangy
- zesty
Antonyms for salty
- arid
- bland
- clean
- decent
- dry
- dull
- flat
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- insipid
- lazy
- mild
- pure
- stale
- sweet
- tasteless
Meanings of salty
- adjective
- Tasting of salt.
- Containing salt.
- Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.
- Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
- Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt).
- Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, disappointment, or defeat (implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears); said of interlocutors expressing indignation, or merely disagreement.
- Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin ipse instead of the Latin ille.
Example Sentences
- The soup was too salty, so she added more water to dilute it.
- He loves the taste of salty snacks like pretzels and chips.
- After swimming in the ocean, her hair felt dry and salty.
- The sailor told many salty tales of his adventures at sea.
- She was feeling salty about losing the game and didn't want to talk to anyone.
On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to salty, such as: alkaline, arid, bland, briny, clean, decent, delicious.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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