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dry

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DRY

1

to make dry <the wind quickly dried their clothes>

Synonyms dehydrate, desiccate, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words dehumidify; drain; evaporate; mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen; air-dry, bake

Near Antonyms bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten; rehydrate; dip, dunk, submerge, swamp

Antonyms hydrate, wash, water, wet

2

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

Synonyms dry, wilt

Related Words mummify, shrivel, wizen; decline, fade, wane; decrease, diminish, lessen

Near Antonyms freshen, revive; bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive; develop, grow, increase, wax; crest, peak, surge

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