Synonyms of desiccating

desiccating

verb

present participle of desiccate

1

as in undermining

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermining
• draining
• weakening
• exhausting
• dehydrating
• enervating
• petrifying
• deadening
• devitalizing
• damping
• castrating
• wearing
• dampening
• lobotomizing
• discouraging
• sapping
• debilitating
• enfeebling
• burning out
• fatiguing
• gelding
• wearing out
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• daunting
• demoralizing
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• bracing
• energizing
• stirring
• invigorating
• vivifying
• vitalizing
• quickening
• enlivening
• arousing
• charging
• rousing
• galvanizing
• fermenting
• exciting
• triggering
• firing
• kindling
• electrifying
• provoking
• inciting
• lifting
• fomenting
• inflaming
• whipping (up)
• sparking
• regenerating
• instigating
• fortifying
• cheering
• abetting
• inspiring
• boosting
• reviving
• buoying
• renewing
• revitalizing
• recharging
• rejuvenating
• resuscitating
• resurrecting
• reawakening
• reactivating
• refreshing
• rekindling
• emboldening
• reanimating
• reenergizing
• heartening
• reawaking

2

as in drying

to make dry

add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drying
• scorching
• parching
• dehydrating
• baking
• draining
• searing
• evaporating
• dehumidifying
• shriveling
• air-drying
• withering
• mummifying
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wetting
• washing
• watering
• flooding
• soaking
• saturating
• drowning
• bathing
• overflowing
• drenching
• moistening
• inundating
• damping
• sopping
• hydrating
• dousing
• dampening
• deluging
• humidifying
• waterlogging
• dipping
• sousing
• submerging
• swamping
• rehydrating
• dunking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of desiccating

In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Suddenly, pest populations are large enough to make a meaningful impact, and one too many afternoons of 100+ degree weather have begun desiccating leaves. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Improving safety in the field Key innovations for the new tissue include the ability to hold water at room temperature for months on end without desiccating or needing refridgeration. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

By desiccating vegetation, the drought has already fueled severe wildfires, with 116,000 hectares burned in Spain and 42,000 hectares burned in France, according to the WWA report. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026