Home › Words › U › undersaltundersaltundersalt means to season (food) with too little salt.EtymologyFrom under- + salt.verbTo season (food) with too little salt.e.g.“We also learned we overcooked it, undersalted the water and often used the wrong shape.” — 2007 October 17, Mark Bittman, “Serving Pasta? Forget What You Learned”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.oversalt 78% match — To add too much salt to (something) vs undersalt →underseasoned 72% match — Lacking sufficient seasoning. vs undersalt →unsalted 67% match — To which salt has not been added. vs undersalt →salted 64% match — To which salt has been added. vs undersalt →oversaltiness 63% match — The quality of being oversalty. vs undersalt →besalted 62% match — Treated with salt, covered with salt or turned into salt. vs undersalt →overpepper 62% match — To season with too much pepper. vs undersalt →unseasoned 61% match — Not sprinkled with seasoning. vs undersalt →