Synonyms of droughts

droughts

noun

variants also drouths

plural of drought

as in shortages

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

there's been a drought of good movies this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortages
• lacks
• famines
• deficiencies
• deficits
• scarcities
• inadequacies
• absences
• insufficiencies
• dearths
• poverties
• lacunae
• failures
• undersupplies
• crunches
• wants
• paucities
• omissions
• pinches
• privations
• necessities
• needs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amplitudes
• adequacies
• abundances
• sufficiencies
• wealths
• surpluses
• plenties
• plenitudes
• excesses
• oversupplies
• opulences
• surfeits
• overabundances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of droughts

In the fall of 2020, following droughts and a cold snap in the American Southwest, estimates suggest that more than a hundred thousand migrating birds died—many of them falling directly out of the sky. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Each El Niño seems to include some unexpected results, especially regarding where droughts and floods appear. — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

How is this job going to change with increasing droughts and temperature changes? — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Due to climate change, there have been more extreme weather events in Los Angeles like frequent droughts. — Kristin Tsumura Tsai, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The past month has seen a number of major natural disasters occur around the globe, from earthquakes to floods, droughts and typhoons. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

When a franchise goes through coaching turns, multi-year playoff droughts, and bottom-of-the-barrel divisional finishes, finding basic baseline competency becomes the top priority. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Having evolved in our climate with both droughts and torrential rains, natives are naturally drought-tolerant. — Paula Weatherby, Florida Times-Union, 5 Sep. 2026

The previous uptick in grocery prices owed in part to elevated diesel costs, as well as droughts and other agricultural issues. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026