I like cold potato salad in the summertime.
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Salad
/ˈsæl.əd/
Synonyms for "salad" (60 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
all sortsambrosiaaspicassemblageassortmentbrewbroad spectrumcaesar saladchef saladcole slawcombination saladconglomeration
Strong matches (18)
crab louisfruit saladgallimaufrygreen saladhashherring saladhodgepodgehotchpothotchpotchjell-o saladjumblemacaroni saladmagpiemashmedley
Noun(3 words)
Related words (30)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: all sorts, ambrosia, aspic, assemblage, assortment.
- Sentence evidence is available for salad, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
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 "salad".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "salad"
Keep "salad" 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 "salad" 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 "salad", 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 "salad" 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
5 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriescaesar saladfruit saladgreen saladpotato saladsalad barsalad dressing
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
106 translations across 82 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- slaai noun (food)
Albanian
1 entries- sallatë noun (food)
Amharic
1 entries- ሰላጣ noun (food)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- φυλλάς noun (food)
- φυλλίς noun (food)
Arabic
3 entries- سلطة noun (food)
- سَلَطَة noun (food)
- شلاضة noun (food)
Armenian
2 entries- աղցան noun (food)
- սալաթ noun (food)
Asturian
1 entries- ensalada noun (food)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- salat noun (food)
- سلاطه noun (food)
- صلاته noun (food)
Belarusian
2 entries- сала́т noun (food)
- сала́та noun (food)
Bengali
1 entries- সালাদ noun (food)
Breton
1 entries- saladenn noun (food)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сала́та noun (food)
Burmese
1 entries- သနပ် noun (food)
Catalan
1 entries- amanida noun (food)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 沙律 noun (food)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 沙律 noun (food)
- 沙拉 noun (food)
- 色拉 noun (food)
Czech
1 entries- salát noun (food)
Danish
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Dutch
1 entries- salade noun (food)
Esperanto
1 entries- salato noun (food)
Estonian
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Faroese
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Finnish
1 entries- salaatti noun (food)
French
1 entries- salade noun (food)
Galician
1 entries- ensalada noun (food)
Georgian
2 entries- სალათა noun (food)
- სალათი noun (food)
German
1 entries- Salat noun (food)
Greek
1 entries- σαλάτα noun (food)
Greenlandic
1 entries- salaatit noun (food)
Hebrew
1 entries- סָלָט noun (food)
Hindi
1 entries- सलाद noun (food)
Hungarian
1 entries- saláta noun (food)
Icelandic
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Ido
1 entries- salado noun (food)
Indonesian
1 entries- salad noun (food)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- سالاد noun (food)
Italian
1 entries- insalata noun (food)
Japanese
1 entries- サラダ noun (food)
Kazakh
1 entries- салат noun (food)
Khmer
1 entries- សាលាដ noun (food)
Korean
1 entries- 샐러드 noun (food)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- салат noun (food)
Lao
4 entries- ຍຳ noun (food)
- ສລັດ noun (food)
- ສະຫລັດ noun (food)
- ສະຫຼັດ noun (food)
Latin
1 entries- acētāria noun (food)
Latvian
1 entries- salāti noun (food)
Lithuanian
1 entries- salotos noun (food)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- zalot noun (food)
Macedonian
1 entries- сала́та noun (food)
Malay
2 entries- salad noun (food)
- salatah noun (food)
Mongolian
2 entries- салат noun (food)
- шанцай noun (food)
Māori
2 entries- huamata noun (food)
- mangamata noun (food)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- selete noun (food)
- zelete noun (food)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- salatrett noun (food)
Occitan
1 entries- ensalada noun (food)
Oromo
1 entries- salaaxaa noun (food)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- سلاته noun (food)
- سلاطه noun (food)
- صلاته noun (food)
- صلاطه noun (food)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- шалата noun (food)
Pashto
1 entries- سلاته noun (food)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Zellot noun (food)
Polish
2 entries- sałatka noun (food)
- surówka noun (food)
Portuguese
1 entries- salada noun (food)
Romanian
1 entries- salată noun (food)
Russian
1 entries- сала́т noun (food)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sailead noun (food)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- saláta noun (food)
- сала́та noun (food)
Slovak
1 entries- šalát noun (food)
Slovene
1 entries- solata noun (food)
Spanish
1 entries- ensalada noun (food)
Swahili
1 entries- saladi class IX noun (food)
Swedish
1 entries- sallad noun (food)
Tagalog
1 entries- ensalada noun (food)
Tajik
1 entries- салат noun (food)
Thai
1 entries- สลัด noun (food)
Turkish
1 entries- salata noun (food)
Turkmen
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Ukrainian
2 entries- сала́т noun (food)
- сала́та noun (food)
Urdu
1 entries- سَلاد noun (food)
Uyghur
1 entries- سالات noun (food)
Uzbek
1 entries- salat noun (food)
Welsh
2 entries- addail noun (food)
- salad noun (food)
Yiddish
1 entries- סאַלאַט noun (food)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Would you like some more salad?
Source: tatoeba (31306)
We have no salad in the bowl.
Source: tatoeba (33666)
You can eat a complete meal, or just go easy with our salad bar.
Source: tatoeba (34115)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "salad"?
Closest matches include all sorts, ambrosia, aspic, assemblage, assortment.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "salad"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.