PARCHED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of parched

as in dehydrated

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verb

past tense of parch

as in dried

to make dry the heat has really parched my throat

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Recent Examples of parched

Adjective

And in some fields, deep cracks have opened in the parched soil. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Like the rest of the West, Flagstaff has seen a parched winter that otherwise would have staved off the start of wildfire season. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026 Millions are under hosepipe bans, parched yellow grass has replaced lush green fields and wildfire risk is increasing. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parched

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The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of dehydrated

Verb

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

Definition of dried

Adjective

French Press Coffee sits alongside deep, mossy greens, nuanced neutrals, warm sunbaked tones, and a handful of more expressive accents, all working together to create spaces that feel personal and restorative.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sunbaked

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Barely 65,000 people live in the vast, bone-dry region about the size of Spain.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Think bright whites, bone-dry Vouvray secs, trendy blouges and dark-and-rounded reds – wines that are affordable, approachable and most of all delicious.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bone-dry

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