Synonyms of dried-up

dried-up 1 of 2

adjective

as in drained

Related Words

• drained
• depleted
• enfeebled
• consumed
• debilitated
• exhausted
• diminished
• dry
• reduced
• arid
• lifeless
• spent
• droughty
• waterless
• expended
• desert
• thirsty
• sere
• uncultivable
• lessened
• rainless
• untillable
• inhospitable
• parched
• bleak
• bankrupted
• dehydrated
• sunbaked
• used up
• barren
• baked
• bony
• impoverished
• desolate
• unfertile
• unproductive
• hardscrabble
• infertile
• waste
• poor
• dead
• stark

Dissimilar Words

• fertile
• rich
• productive
• fruitful
• lush
• luxuriant
• green
• arable
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

dried up

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quieted (down)
• hushed
• clammed up
• belted up
• shut up
• piped down
• settled (down)
• dummied up
• cooled (down)
• calmed (down)
• held one's tongue
• hemmed
• hawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spoke
• talked
• piped up
• spoke up
• spoke out
• spouted (off)
• sounded off
• talked up

Example Sentences

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

Verb

Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Rockwood closed the mine in 1988 as lithium demand dried up and the company moved to more cost-effective brine deposits in other countries. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Cousins didn't test the Dolphins deep, and the offense dried up in the fourth quarter with just 3 yards and two first downs. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

When asked about the current situation at the Village Creek property, Mary Gugliuzza, spokesperson for Fort Worth Water, said the wetland area dried up naturally, but unlike in previous years, there was no plan to refill the drying beds. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Publicly available government reporting on militias has also dried up. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Iran has endured decades of harsh sanctions and has recently faced a full US Navy blockade of its ports that has dried up oil exports. — Yash Roy, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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

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