Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun briny

1 sense of briny

Sense 1
main, briny -- (any very large body of (salt) water)
       => body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")

Antonyms of adj briny

1 sense of briny

Sense 1
brackish, briny -- (slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep")

INDIRECT (VIA salty) -> fresh, sweet -- (not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water")

Similarity of adj briny

1 sense of briny

Sense 1
brackish, briny -- (slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep")
       => salty (vs. fresh) -- (containing or filled with salt; "salt water")

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