DRIED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

dried

verb

past tense of dry

as in scorched

to make dry the wind quickly dried their clothes

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as in faded

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town

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Recent Examples of dried That gives the gin a pale yellow color, and adds barrel notes of oak and dried fruit to a palate shaped by botanicals including juniper, queen of the night (a nocturnal cactus flower), coriander seed, Damask rose, and Nigerian ginger. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 About a month after the ink dried on that contract, Kim, who had slipped on ice and fallen while in his native Korea, had surgery to repair a tendon on his right middle finger. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Technically, given the mechanics of implementing price increases and the need to notify subscribers well in advance, the move was under way before the ink had fully dried on the Skydance deal. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The few encounters with representatives of the law are exasperating — an officer chastises Soulan for being a bad role model for his students — though not necessarily cut and dried. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 Though unfortunately, many other cases are simply not as cut and dried. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 Police entered the unit and found the woman on the living room floor lying on her back with what appeared to be blood around her head, some of which had already dried, the report said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Down and feather pillows can generally be tumble-dried on low or no-heat, whereas memory foam should be air-dried. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 Then dams and expanding farmlands dried it up and turned it into a patchwork of fields, roads and towns. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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Crockett's ex-Dem colleague goes scorched earth after endorsement snub.

— , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Video from the scene showed the front of the Guatemalan store scorched.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of scorched

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Those production lines were shut down after the Soviet breakup in 1991, and the industry has since mostly withered.

— Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The throuple moved into faculty housing, where Lakofski withered, depressed by life in a conventional apartment.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of withered

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Following a major eruption in 2018 that partly drained one of the underground lava reservoirs, there were indications that it was being steadily refilled.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Not only that, but the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been aggressively drained to ease the energy shock.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drained

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In only the second week of this season, the mighty Ohio State Buckeyes wilted in brutal heat in the fourth quarter at Texas, blowing a 20-point lead and losing by a single point.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Raheem Morris had to get creative and attacked with his undermanned defense before things wilted down the stretch.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of wilted

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The season’s first Santa Ana wind event will begin Wednesday and ramp up Thursday, bringing significant fire risk to parched Los Angeles County.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
If you get parched while walking the trails, pop into a resting station with bathrooms, coffee, water, snacks, books, and magazines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parched

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Most people wake mildly dehydrated after six to eight hours of sleep, dietitians and endocrinologists say.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Hydrate before you caffeinate Six to eight hours of sleep leaves most people mildly dehydrated by morning, thanks to breathing and sweat.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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