oversalted
Excessively seasoned dish
Oversalted describes food with too much salt, making it unpleasantly or inedibly salty: The soup was oversalted and I couldn't finish it.
The word implies a mistake—someone added more salt than the dish could bear.
Unlike simply salty, which can be neutral or positive, oversalted is always a criticism.
Damaged beyond recovery
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- unappetizingNot pleasing to eat
- unpleasantCausing discomfort or distaste
distasteful · unenjoyable · off-putting · unpalatable · disgusting · gross · yucky · foul
Strongly of salt
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- brackishMildly salty water
- salineSalt-water solution
cured · pickled · preserved · seasoned · briney · pungent · intense · sharp
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- water retentionBody storing excess fluid
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
bloating · dehydration · electrolytes · thirst · swelling · heart health · high sodium · processed food
ruined
Damaged beyond recovery
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- unappetizingNot pleasing to eat
unpleasant · distasteful · unenjoyable · off-putting · unpalatable · disgusting · gross · yucky · foul · nasty
briny
Strongly of salt
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- brackishMildly salty water
saline · cured · pickled · preserved · seasoned · briney · pungent · intense · sharp · concentrated
sodium
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- water retentionBody storing excess fluid
edema · bloating · dehydration · electrolytes · thirst · swelling · heart health · high sodium · processed food · sodium chloride
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
oversaltedundersalted
Insufficiently flavored with NaCl
unsalted · salt-free · low-sodium · bland · underseasoned