DRIED-UP Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of dried-up

as in drained

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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

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But the payments dried up in March 2026, and by April, MGM Excavating was off the job and owed nearly $4 million, much of which was earmarked for its subcontractors. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 That’s because New Mexico has been hammered by persistent drought, and large swaths of the Rio Grande have dried up in the central part of the state. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 That's because New Mexico has been hammered by persistent drought, and large swaths of the Rio Grande have dried up in the central part of the state. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 The drug money that funded Davis’ lifestyle has long since dried up, and his defense depends on a lawyer willing to take his case for free. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Their multimillion-dollar media deals with Netflix and Spotify have dried up and Harry is potentially facing millions of dollars in legal fees after losing his privacy case against the Daily Mail. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Ranchers reduced their herds during the pandemic as livestock prices plummeted, maintenance costs soared and drought dried up grasslands. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The glaring issue, however, is that Ottawa’s prospect pool has completely dried up behind them. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Democratic activists balked, Hilton stepped down and investments dried up. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried-up

Adjective

Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

By the twentieth century, intensive farming practices had left the South dangerously vulnerable to erosion, producing depleted swaths of land where kudzu would later flourish.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
Being so depleted defensively led Liverpool to sign Uruguay international Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona earlier this month.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of depleted

Verb

Commentators hungry for superstar validation of their culture war were calling her silence a moral failure, and some of them were the same people who, in previous news cycles, had insisted that athletes needed to shut up.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Ferragosto on August 15 is when all Italians down tools, shut up shop, and head for the coast.

— Catherine Fairweather, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut up

Adjective

Kennedy’s new pyramid places meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables at the top (most consumed), and tapers down through fruits and vegetables to whole grains.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.

— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of consumed

Verb

Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
This is then piped down to the Gulf where it is turned into liquid, frozen to [less than] minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit and then put into ships.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of piped down

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