BONE-DRY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bone-dry

adjective

Definition of bone-dry

as in sunbaked

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Recent Examples of bone-dry At the time, fire danger was so high that the region — enduring Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions — was under a red-flag warning. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The nose suggested white florals, but the wine was bone-dry, with structured tannins and a yeasty note. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Everlight Côtes de Provence Rosé This bone-dry, floral rosé is ALDI’s secret weapon. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bone-dry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry

Adjective

The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The bright yellow Castell General Store doubles as a community center, a place where sunbaked kayakers, cyclists and anglers down cheeseburgers and nurse Lone Star beers.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of sunbaked

Adjective

Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Volunteers armed with watering cans, trucks and makeshift water tanks shadow firefighters, battling underground flare-ups in parched pine forests after months without rain and increasingly fire-prone conditions linked to climate change.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of parched

Adjective

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

Adjective

Once the stain is gone, blot again with a clean damp cloth to remove any soap residue and allow the upholstery to air-dry completely.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026
Then store the parts separately to allow them to air-dry completely; do not reassemble the unit until all the parts are completely dry.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026

Definition of air-dry

Adjective

This year, Europe has been sweltering under an exceptionally hot and arid summer, with tinderbox conditions setting off unprecedented fires that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate homes and vacation spots.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, developers routinely ignore local water shortages to build water-intensive cooling systems in arid regions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of arid

Adjective

While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.

— Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.

— Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022

Definition of waterless

Adjective

How to Store Muffins and Quick Bread When storing yeast bread, the storage environment needs to be dry so the bread maintains the crusty exterior.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
The shelves are stocked with crayons, markers, construction paper, notebooks, folders, binders, dry-erase markers and other classroom materials.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dry

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boned (up)

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