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dried

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past tense of dry

Synonyms & Antonyms of dried

1 to make dry

the wind quickly dried their clothes

Synonyms for dried

dehydrated,
desiccated,
parched,
scorched,
seared

Words Related to dried

dehumidified

drained

evaporated

mummified,
shriveled
(or shrivelled),
withered,
wizened

air-dried,
baked

Near Antonyms for dried

bathed,
deluged,
doused
(also dowsed),
drenched,
drowned,
flooded,
inundated,
overflowed,
saturated,
soaked,
sopped,
soused,
waterlogged

damped,
dampened,
humidified,
moistened

rehydrated

dipped,
dunked,
submerged,
swamped

Antonyms for dried

hydrated,
washed,
watered,
wet
(or wetted)

2 to lose liveliness, force, or freshness

his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town

Synonyms for dried

wilted,
withered

Words Related to dried

mummified,
shriveled
(or shrivelled),
wizened

declined,
faded,
waned

decreased,
diminished,
lessened

Near Antonyms for dried

freshened,
revived

bloomed,
flourished,
prospered,
thrived
(or throve)

developed,
grew,
increased,
waxed

crested,
peaked,
surged

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“Dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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