SERE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

sere

adjective

ˈsir

variants also sear

Definition of sere

as in dry

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity a sere region that can't support agriculture

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Recent Examples of sere Klinger recommends to steam it before marinating to reduce bitterness, and then grill, pan-sear, or crumble it into recipes. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Dec. 2025 Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child. — Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025 But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest. — Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023 Here was a tense dialectic that energized his entire career—a tugging between a world of civic engagement, where all pronouncements are dubious, and a sere realm of a lovely, but unsustainable, disembodiment. — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna. — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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Adjective

Although the region got some rain Sunday and Monday, most of it fell in areas south of Los Angeles County, leaving Los Angeles and Ventura counties very dry.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Combine turkey stock or chicken broth and dry red wine in a large glass measuring cup.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dry

Adjective

The new rules also eliminate the selling and trading of credits automakers use to compensate for producing fuel-thirsty vehicles.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Part of that is keeping an eye out for thirsty fans who might have a real interest in your man.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of thirsty

Adjective

Most of Southern California is arid and rarely receives rainfall during summer and early fall.

— Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The arid hilltops of the West Bank have seen shepherds come and go for thousands of years, and now some of these shepherds are behind settler violence against Palestinians.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of arid

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