DRIED UP Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

dried-up 1 of 2

adjective

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as in drained

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dried up

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verb

past tense of dry up

as in quieted (down)

to stop talking sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up

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Recent Examples of dried-up

Adjective

Most fish in Moynaq’s bazaar—centered around a fountain of golden carp leaping from a dried-up well—now come from farms. —

Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026 But as the trend began to wane, funding dried-up, according to Barry. —

Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025 These accounts document observations on snowfall, the life cycles of wild and cultivated plants (such as the timing of grape harvests and cherry blossoms), fluctuations in grain prices, water level markers on buildings and stones, and artistic depictions of frozen or dried-up rivers. —

Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025

Verb

For nearly a year after her firing, Barrera’s offers completely dried up. —

Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 May 2026 At the same time, the supply of affordable cars has largely dried up, Drury said. —

Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 May 2026 The canal, which typically flows alongside the Delaware River, has dried up for several miles, leaving behind what witnesses describe as an unsettling and unusual sight. —

Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 5 May 2026 The Avalanche have experienced that since their Stanley Cup win, most notably in a seven-game loss to the Seattle Kraken in the 2023 first round, when their depth scoring totally dried up. —

Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 May 2026 Prices for some Nvidia servers in China have doubled to nearly $1 million as a crackdown on chip smuggling has dried up black market supply amid a rush to secure access to top semiconductors. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Glaser, no doubt like many viewers, seemed a little baffled when the Swift songs dried up, and Idol had to pad out the rest of the episode with songs themed around California. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026 After she was indicted in November, her fundraising almost entirely dried up, her fourth quarter 2025 and first quarter 2026 reports show. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Pebbles twitched, branches waggled, cholla wiggled, weeds erupted then dried up and died. —

Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried-up

Adjective

Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.

— Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025