BRACKISH Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brackish

adjective

ˈbra-kish

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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as in salt

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Salt-tolerant plants previously restricted to brackish soils beneath the mangroves slowly began creeping up, an indication that salt levels were increasing, the researchers said. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2024 The technical word for this kind of water—saltier than fresh, fresher than salt—is brackish. —

Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024 Not brackish at all, according to Berkowitz, who says the ducks dig in the soil for bugs, then bring the dirt into the water. —

Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 Especially in brackish or low-visibility water a shiny object can look like a bait fish. —

Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for brackish

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