Sushi is good, but Thai dishes are better.
Source: tatoeba (51986)
Sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Synonyms for "sushi" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
japanese cuisinejapanese rice dish
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
rice and fish dishsingle sushisushi bite
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
sushi culturesushi dishsushi gastronomysushi piecevinegared rice dish
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: japanese cuisine, japanese rice dish, rice and fish dish, single sushi, sushi bite.
- Sentence evidence is available for sushi, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
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 "sushi".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sushi"
Keep "sushi" 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 "sushi" 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 "sushi", 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 "sushi" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
106 translations across 87 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Amharic
1 entries- ሱሺ noun (Japanese dish)
Arabic
1 entries- سُوشِي noun (Japanese dish)
Armenian
1 entries- սուշի noun (Japanese dish)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- suşi noun (Japanese dish)
Basque
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Bavarian German
1 entries- Suschi noun (Japanese dish)
Belarusian
1 entries- су́шы noun (Japanese dish)
Bengali
1 entries- সুশি noun (Japanese dish)
Breton
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Bulgarian
1 entries- су́ши noun (Japanese dish)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆူရှီ noun (Japanese dish)
Catalan
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Chinese
3 entries- 壽司 /寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
- 臭酸飯 /臭酸饭 noun (Japanese dish)
- 醋飯箍 /醋饭箍 noun (Japanese dish)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 壽司 /寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 壽司 /寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
- 日本壽司 /日本寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Czech
1 entries- suši noun (Japanese dish)
Danish
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Dutch
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Dutch Low Saxon
1 entries- soesie noun (Japanese dish)
Esperanto
1 entries- suŝio noun (Japanese dish)
Estonian
1 entries- suši noun (Japanese dish)
Faroese
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Finnish
2 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
- suši noun (Japanese dish)
French
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Galician
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Georgian
1 entries- სუში noun (Japanese dish)
German
1 entries- Sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Greek
1 entries- σούσι noun (Japanese dish)
Gujarati
1 entries- સુશી noun (Japanese dish)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 壽司 /寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
Hebrew
1 entries- סוּשִׁי noun (Japanese dish)
Hindi
2 entries- सुशी noun (Japanese dish)
- सूशी noun (Japanese dish)
Hungarian
1 entries- szusi noun (Japanese dish)
Icelandic
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Ido
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Indonesian
2 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
- susyi noun (Japanese dish)
Irish
1 entries- súisí noun (Japanese dish)
Italian
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Japanese
4 entries- すし noun (Japanese dish)
- 寿司 noun (Japanese dish)
- 鮓 noun (Japanese dish)
- 鮨 noun (Japanese dish)
Javanese
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Kannada
2 entries- ಸುಶೀ noun (Japanese dish)
- ಸೂಶೀ noun (Japanese dish)
Kazakh
1 entries- суши noun (Japanese dish)
Khmer
1 entries- ស៊ូស៊ី noun (Japanese dish)
Korean
2 entries- 스시 noun (Japanese dish)
- 초밥 noun (Japanese dish)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- суши noun (Japanese dish)
Lao
1 entries- ຊູຊິ noun (Japanese dish)
Latvian
1 entries- suši noun (Japanese dish)
Lithuanian
1 entries- sušis noun (Japanese dish)
Lü
1 entries- ᦌᦳᦌᦲ noun (Japanese dish)
Macedonian
1 entries- су́ши noun (Japanese dish)
Malay
1 entries- susyi noun (Japanese dish)
Malayalam
1 entries- സുഷി noun (Japanese dish)
Maltese
1 entries- suxi noun (Japanese dish)
Marathi
2 entries- सुशी noun (Japanese dish)
- सूशी noun (Japanese dish)
Navajo
2 entries- łóóʼ binááʼádaałtsʼózí deiyánígíí noun (Japanese dish)
- łóóʼ tʼáá tʼéehgo bił asdisígíí noun (Japanese dish)
Nepali
1 entries- सुसी noun (Japanese dish)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Persian
1 entries- سوشی noun (Japanese dish)
Polish
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Portuguese
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Punjabi
2 entries- ਸੁਸ਼ੀ noun (Japanese dish)
- ਸੂਸ਼ੀ noun (Japanese dish)
Romanian
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Russian
2 entries- су́си noun (Japanese dish)
- су́ши noun (Japanese dish)
Scots
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- sȕši noun (Japanese dish)
- су̏ши noun (Japanese dish)
Sinhalese
1 entries- සුෂි noun (Japanese dish)
Slovak
1 entries- suši noun (Japanese dish)
Slovene
1 entries- suši noun (Japanese dish)
Spanish
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Swahili
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Swedish
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Tagalog
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Tajik
1 entries- суши noun (Japanese dish)
Tamil
2 entries- சுசீ noun (Japanese dish)
- சூசீ noun (Japanese dish)
Telugu
2 entries- సుశీ noun (Japanese dish)
- సూశీ noun (Japanese dish)
Thai
1 entries- ซูชิ noun (Japanese dish)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཧྲོའུ་སི noun (Japanese dish)
Turkish
1 entries- suşi noun (Japanese dish)
Turkmen
1 entries- suşi noun (Japanese dish)
Ukrainian
1 entries- су́ші noun (Japanese dish)
Urdu
2 entries- سشی noun (Japanese dish)
- سوشی noun (Japanese dish)
Uzbek
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sushi noun (Japanese dish)
Welsh
1 entries- swshi noun (Japanese dish)
Yiddish
1 entries- סושי noun (Japanese dish)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The sushi at this shop tastes good.
Source: tatoeba (57753)
This sushi is seasoned with plenty of horse-radish.
Source: tatoeba (60971)
Quite a few Americans like sushi.
Source: tatoeba (63608)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sushi"?
Closest matches include japanese cuisine, japanese rice dish, rice and fish dish, single sushi, sushi bite.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sushi"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.