Synonyms of drought

drought

noun

ˈdrau̇t 

variants also drouth

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

there's been a drought of good movies this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortage
• lack
• deficiency
• famine
• deficit
• scarcity
• poverty
• absence
• inadequacy
• paucity
• insufficiency
• crunch
• dearth
• undersupply
• failure
• lacuna
• scantiness
• pinch
• inadequateness
• scarceness
• omission
• want
• necessity
• privation
• meagerness
• skimpiness
• need
• poorness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abundance
• amplitude
• adequacy
• wealth
• sufficiency
• plenty
• opulence
• surplus
• plenitude
• excess
• oversupply
• overabundance
• surfeit
• bountifulness
• copiousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drought

This year, with record-breaking high temperatures, an intense snow drought and El Niño affecting weather patterns, there’s a chance the frost could come later than normal. — Hali Smith october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

In early 2010, drought lowered water levels at the Guri dam, prompting then-President Hugo Chávez to declare a national electricity emergency. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Air Force’s postseason potential Let’s start with the Zoomies, who are 3-1 and on track to snap an uncharacteristic two-year bowl drought. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

That equaled their longest drought since winning their first championship in 1923, a gap between titles in 1978 and ’96. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026