Synonyms of briny

briny

adjective

ˈbrī-nē 

as in salt

of, relating to, or containing salt

a briny liquid that is often used to make pickles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salt
• brackish
• saline
• salty
• hard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• pure
• clear
• nonsaline
• freshwater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of briny

The Great Greenland tannery in Qaqortoq, in southern Greenland, looks like a giant dry cleaner’s and smells briny like the ocean. — Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Sometimes briny pickled okra and green beans make it onto the plate. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Similar salt levels in briny fluids can preserve the chemical compound phosphate in a solution, which may then kickstart chemical reactions between minerals and organic materials. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Green olives, meanwhile, tend to be firmer and more briny, peppery and slightly more bitter. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026