brackish
1 synonym and 2 antonyms for brackish, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Describes water that is a little salty, from a mix of fresh and sea water, as in an estuary.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Describes water that is a little salty, from a mix of fresh and sea water, as in an estuary.
“White Slough is a large tidal wetland full of brackish water from the Napa River that flows into the city of Vallejo from under Highway 37.”
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Etymology
Formed from Scottish brack, itself from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”), plus -ish. It is cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”) and Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). It may be a distant do...
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