brackish

adjective

ˈbra-kish How to pronounce brackish (audio)
Definition of brackishnext
1
as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours

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2
as in salt
of, relating to, or containing salt the river becomes brackish as we approach the tidemark

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Recent Examples of brackish Additionally, if someone has an open wound, the CDC recommends staying out of saltwater or brackish water. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 People contract Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked seafood — raw oysters are a common culprit — or by exposing open wounds to brackish or salt water. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 Climate change is also fueling stronger hurricanes and storm surges, which have been associated with spikes in flesh-eating bacteria infection cases due to increasing contact with seawater or brackish water. — Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Warm, brackish gulf waters create ideal conditions for the bacteria, with Florida also reporting several severe cases. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brackish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
  1. unappetizing
  2. salt
  3. unpalatable
  4. saline
  5. distasteful
  6. unsavory
  7. horrible
  8. nasty
Adjective
  • This results in a watery, unappetizing texture, according to Southern Living.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The sugars react during high-heat cooking, causing potatoes to brown excessively and develop an unappetizing dark color or blotchy brown patches.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unappetizing
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  • And energy intelligence platform Enverus estimates Brazil’s pre-salt production can hit as much as 4 million barrels per day by 2030.
    — Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fertilizer is essentially salt, plus varying levels of nitrogen and potassium.
    — Shelby Deering, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of salt
Adjective
  • This concentration of wealth and innovation force unpalatable decisions onto middle powers.
    — Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a crucial difference many in Hollywood say will keep California less competitive than other locations, though such a provision is likely unpalatable in the broader state Legislature.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpalatable
Adjective
  • Calls had gone out that firemen needed saline solution and toothbrushes, and so these were there in abundance, too.
    — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Against a comparison group of the same age that ate freely and received only saline shots, the mice’s median lifespan rose by about 12 percent—from 742 days to 834.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of saline
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  • The controversy goes beyond the fact that many may find Muehl’s artwork involving graphic nudity, violence, and the use of blood and excrement as materials distasteful.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For some, evoking death and sacrifice was perplexing and distasteful; a step too far.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of distasteful
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  • After Anne Hathaway was announced to join Tom Cruise in Paramount’s Days of Thunder 2, Randy Quaid had some unsavory words for the Oscar-winning actress, who is currently pregnant with her third child.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Needless to say, things do not go well when Bella begins traveling the world and encountering a wide variety of unsavory people.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsavory
Adjective
  • Turkish football is a chaotic, infuriating, sometimes horrible but always entertaining place.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The defense says their client had no control over her fatal actions despite the clear planning of the horrible event.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Those tempers were not helped by the nasty collision between Guehi and Veiga just before the break, as the Englishman clattered into the midfielder in attempt to head the ball away.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His nasty spirit comes unstuck from the grave when Antonia, the brown-haired Millennial witch, works a wonky raise-the-dead spell directed at her late great aunt.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nasty

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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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