Synonyms of dried

dried

verb

past tense of dry

1

as in scorched

to make dry

the wind quickly dried their clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scorched
• baked
• drained
• parched
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• seared
• evaporated
• shriveled
• air-dried
• dehumidified
• mummified
• withered
• wizened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• washed
• watered
• wet
• soaked
• saturated
• flooded
• bathed
• hydrated
• drowned
• drenched
• moistened
• inundated
• overflowed
• deluged
• doused
• damped
• dampened
• waterlogged
• submerged
• dipped
• sopped
• humidified
• soused
• rehydrated
• swamped
• dunked

2

as in faded

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• withered
• wilted
• shriveled
• mummified
• decreased
• waned
• diminished
• wizened
• declined
• lessened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revived
• flourished
• increased
• grew
• bloomed
• prospered
• developed
• thrived
• freshened
• waxed
• peaked
• surged
• crested

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dried

The language, the words, the people, the sentiment erased, the websites vanished, the funds dried, and the true spirit of self-interest revealed. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

That gives the gin a pale yellow color, and adds barrel notes of oak and dried fruit to a palate shaped by botanicals including juniper, queen of the night (a nocturnal cactus flower), coriander seed, Damask rose, and Nigerian ginger. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

About a month after the ink dried on that contract, Kim, who had slipped on ice and fallen while in his native Korea, had surgery to repair a tendon on his right middle finger. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026

In one of the early steps, pulverized, powdery ore is dried and then leached in strong acids—a process called cracking—to produce a rare-earth concentrate. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

Technically, given the mechanics of implementing price increases and the need to notify subscribers well in advance, the move was under way before the ink had fully dried on the Skydance deal. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

The few encounters with representatives of the law are exasperating — an officer chastises Soulan for being a bad role model for his students — though not necessarily cut and dried. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Though unfortunately, many other cases are simply not as cut and dried. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026