The oil in mayonnaise sometimes separates from the other ingredients.
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Mayonnaise
/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/
Synonyms for "mayonnaise" (8 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: mayo, condiment, emulsion, kewpie, pepper.
- Sentence evidence is available for mayonnaise, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "mayonnaise".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "mayonnaise"
Keep "mayonnaise" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "mayonnaise" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "mayonnaise", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "mayonnaise" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
5 entrieseggless mayonnaiselow fat mayonnaiseoil in water emulsionolive oil mayonnaisestabilized emulsion
Collocations
6 entrieseggless mayonnaiselow fat mayonnaisemayonnaise brandmayonnaise dressingmayonnaise sauceolive oil mayonnaise
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
94 translations across 77 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- majonezë noun (dressing)
Arabic
2 entries- مايونيز noun (dressing)
- مَايُونِيز noun (dressing)
Armenian
1 entries- մայոնեզ noun (dressing)
Assamese
1 entries- মে’ওনিজ noun (dressing)
Asturian
1 entries- mayonesa noun (dressing)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- mayonez noun (dressing)
Basque
1 entries- maionesa noun (dressing)
Belarusian
1 entries- маянэ́з noun (dressing)
Bengali
1 entries- মেয়নেজ noun (dressing)
Bulgarian
1 entries- майоне́за noun (dressing)
Catalan
1 entries- maionesa noun (dressing)
Cebuano
1 entries- mayones noun (dressing)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 蛋黃醬 /蛋黄酱 noun (dressing)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 沙拉醬 /沙拉酱 noun (dressing)
- 美乃滋 noun (dressing)
- 美乃滋醬 /美乃滋酱 noun (dressing)
- 蛋黃醬 /蛋黄酱 noun (dressing)
Corsican
2 entries- maiunesa noun (dressing)
- maiunese noun (dressing)
Czech
1 entries- majonéza noun (dressing)
Danish
2 entries- majonæse noun (dressing)
- mayonnaise noun (dressing)
Dutch
1 entries- mayonaise noun (dressing)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Esperanto
1 entries- majonezo noun (dressing)
Estonian
1 entries- majonees noun (dressing)
Faroese
1 entries- majonesa noun (dressing)
Finnish
1 entries- majoneesi noun (dressing)
French
1 entries- mayonnaise noun (dressing)
Galician
1 entries- maionesa noun (dressing)
Georgian
1 entries- მაიონეზი noun (dressing)
German
3 entries- Majo noun (dressing)
- Mayo noun (dressing)
- Mayonnaise noun (dressing)
Greek
1 entries- μαγιονέζα noun (dressing)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- mayonèz noun (dressing)
Hebrew
2 entries- מָיוֹנִית noun (dressing)
- מָיוֹנֶז noun (dressing)
Hindi
1 entries- मेयोनेज़ noun (dressing)
Hungarian
1 entries- majonéz noun (dressing)
Icelandic
1 entries- majónes noun (dressing)
Indonesian
1 entries- mayones noun (dressing)
Irish
1 entries- maonáis noun (dressing)
Italian
1 entries- maionese noun (dressing)
Japanese
1 entries- マヨネーズ noun (dressing)
Kazakh
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Khmer
1 entries- ម៉ាយូណេស noun (dressing)
Korean
1 entries- 마요네즈 noun (dressing)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Lao
2 entries- ຊອດໄຂ່ແດງ noun (dressing)
- ມາຢໍແນດ noun (dressing)
Latvian
1 entries- majonēze noun (dressing)
Lithuanian
1 entries- majonezas noun (dressing)
Macedonian
1 entries- мајоне́з noun (dressing)
Malay
2 entries- mayones noun (dressing)
- mayonis noun (dressing)
Manx
1 entries- sooslagh bwinnican noun (dressing)
Marathi
1 entries- मेयोनेझ noun (dressing)
Mongolian
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- majones noun (dressing)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- majones noun (dressing)
Persian
1 entries- مایونز noun (dressing)
Piedmontese
1 entries- majones noun (dressing)
Polish
1 entries- majonez noun (dressing)
Portuguese
1 entries- maionese noun (dressing)
Romanian
1 entries- maioneză noun (dressing)
Russian
1 entries- майоне́з noun (dressing)
Samoan
1 entries- meio noun (dressing)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- majonez noun (dressing)
- majoneza noun (dressing)
- мајонез noun (dressing)
- мајонеза noun (dressing)
Slovak
1 entries- majonéza noun (dressing)
Slovene
1 entries- majoneza noun (dressing)
Spanish
1 entries- mayonesa noun (dressing)
Swedish
1 entries- majonnäs noun (dressing)
Tagalog
2 entries- krema ng ensalada noun (dressing)
- mayonesa noun (dressing)
Tajik
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Tatar
1 entries- майонез noun (dressing)
Thai
1 entries- มายองเนส noun (dressing)
Turkish
1 entries- mayonez noun (dressing)
Turkmen
1 entries- maýonez noun (dressing)
Ukrainian
1 entries- майоне́з noun (dressing)
Urdu
1 entries- میئونیز noun (dressing)
Uzbek
1 entries- mayonez noun (dressing)
Vietnamese
3 entries- ma-giô-ne noun (dressing)
- mai-o-ne noun (dressing)
- may-on-ne noun (dressing)
Volapük
1 entries- mäyonäd noun (dressing)
Welsh
1 entries- mayonnaise noun (dressing)
Yiddish
1 entries- מאַיאָנעז noun (dressing)
Zulu
1 entries- mayonezi noun (dressing)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
You can do anything with mayonnaise, except sit on it.
Source: tatoeba (411195)
Do you like it with mayonnaise?
Source: tatoeba (1236898)
There are only food supplements in that mayonnaise!
Source: tatoeba (1644074)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "mayonnaise"?
Closest matches include mayo, condiment, emulsion, kewpie, pepper.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "mayonnaise"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.