I'd like to have mustard on the side.
Source: tatoeba (32803)
Mustard
/ˈmʌstəɹd/
Synonyms for "mustard" (26 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Noun(7 words)
indian mustardleaf mustardmustard colormustard condimentmustard greensmustard herbmustard hue
Related words (13)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: condiment, dijon, eagerness, golden yellow, herb.
- Sentence evidence is available for mustard, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet.
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 "mustard".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "mustard"
Keep "mustard" 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 "mustard" 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 "mustard", 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 "mustard" 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
7 entriesMore specific
9 entriesDijon mustardblack mustard plantbrown mustardbrown mustard plantgolden yellowmustard brownmustard yellowwhite mustard plantyellow mustard
Collocations
11 entriesDijon mustardmustard colormustard coloredmustard greensmustard huemustard oilmustard seedmustard shademustard tonemustard yellowyellow mustard
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 76 languages.
Adyghe
1 entries- батыргъэгъ noun (plant)
Afrikaans
1 entries- mosterd noun (plant)
Amharic
1 entries- ሰናፍጭ noun (plant)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σίναπι noun (plant)
Arabic
3 entries- حب الخردل noun (plant)
- خردل noun (plant)
- خَرْدَل noun (plant)
Aramaic
1 entries- ܚܪܕܠܐ noun (plant)
Armenian
1 entries- մանանեխ noun (plant)
Assamese
2 entries- বেহাৰ noun (plant)
- সৰিয়হ noun (plant)
Asturian
1 entries- mostaza noun (plant)
Belarusian
1 entries- гарчы́ца noun (plant)
Breton
1 entries- sezv collective noun sezvenn singular noun (plant)
Bulgarian
1 entries- горчи́ца noun (plant)
Catalan
1 entries- mostassa noun (plant)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏥᎳ noun (plant)
Czech
1 entries- hořčice noun (plant)
Danish
1 entries- sennep noun (plant)
Dutch
2 entries- mosterd noun (plant)
- mosterdplant noun (plant)
Erzya
1 entries- тюжапря noun (plant)
Esperanto
1 entries- sinapo noun (plant)
Finnish
1 entries- sinappi noun (plant)
French
1 entries- moutarde noun (plant)
Galician
1 entries- mostaza noun (plant)
Georgian
1 entries- მდოგვი noun (plant)
German
1 entries- Senf noun (plant)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍀𐌹𐍃 noun (plant)
Greek
1 entries- σινάπι noun (plant)
Hebrew
1 entries- חַרְדָּל noun (plant)
Hindi
3 entries- ख़र्दल noun (plant)
- राई noun (plant)
- सरसों noun (plant)
Hungarian
1 entries- mustár noun (plant)
Ido
1 entries- sinapo noun (plant)
Indonesian
2 entries- moster noun (plant)
- sesawi noun (plant)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- خَرْدَل noun (plant)
Irish
1 entries- mustard noun (plant)
Italian
1 entries- senape noun (plant)
Japanese
2 entries- からし noun (plant)
- カラシ noun (plant)
Kannada
1 entries- ಸಾಸಿವೆ noun (plant)
Latin
2 entries- sināpe noun (plant)
- sināpi noun (plant)
Low German
2 entries- Musterd noun (plant)
- Semp noun (plant)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- žonop noun (plant)
Macedonian
1 entries- синап noun (plant)
Malay
1 entries- sawi noun (plant)
Malayalam
1 entries- കടുക് noun (plant)
Marathi
1 entries- मोहरी noun (plant)
Middle English
2 entries- mustard noun (plant)
- senevey noun (plant)
Mingrelian
1 entries- დონგი noun (plant)
Mongolian
1 entries- гич noun (plant)
Māori
1 entries- panikakaa noun (plant)
Nepali
1 entries- तोरी noun (plant)
Newar
1 entries- तुकं noun (plant)
Norman
1 entries- moutarde noun (plant)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sennep noun (plant)
Odia
1 entries- ସୋରିଷ noun (plant)
Old English
1 entries- senep noun (plant)
Pannonian Rusyn
2 entries- горчица noun (plant)
- репчень noun (plant)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Sampkrut noun (plant)
Polish
1 entries- gorczyca noun (plant)
Portuguese
2 entries- mostarda noun (plant)
- mostardeira noun (plant)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਰਾਈ noun (plant)
Romanian
1 entries- muștar noun (plant)
Russian
1 entries- горчи́ца noun (plant)
Samoan
1 entries- sinapi noun (plant)
Sanskrit
1 entries- सर्षप noun (plant)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sgeallan noun (plant)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- gòrčica noun (plant)
- slȁčica noun (plant)
- го̀рчица noun (plant)
- сла̏чица noun (plant)
Slovene
1 entries- gorčica noun (plant)
Spanish
3 entries- jenabe noun (plant)
- jenable noun (plant)
- mostaza noun (plant)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠢꠂꠞꠧ noun (plant)
Tagalog
1 entries- mustasa noun (plant)
Tamil
1 entries- கடுகு noun (plant)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ኣድሪ noun (plant)
Turkish
1 entries- hardal noun (plant)
Ukrainian
4 entries- гірчи́ця noun (plant)
- мушта́рда noun (plant)
- свирі́па noun (plant)
- свирі́пиця noun (plant)
Unami
1 entries- màstël noun (plant)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- žonop noun (plant)
Urdu
3 entries- خَرْدَل noun (plant)
- رائی noun (plant)
- سَرْسوں noun (plant)
Walloon
3 entries- moståde noun (plant)
- rabrouxhe noun (plant)
- siné noun (plant)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Easy on the mustard.
Source: tatoeba (32804)
I'll have two hot dogs with mustard and ketchup.
Source: tatoeba (33413)
This mustard really bites the tongue.
Source: tatoeba (61212)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "mustard"?
Closest matches include condiment, dijon, eagerness, golden yellow, herb.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "mustard"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.