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

The owners, who have since closed their business, spent time talking with the Hevesis about plants and drought tolerant landscaping. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Denver capitalized on a four-minute Indiana scoring drought in the second quarter with a 15-0 run. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

That broke a long drought without any major acquisitions as Buffett bemoaned the lack of good bargains. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

Democrat James Talarico crushed Paxton by 12 points to break a 38-year Democratic Senate drought, while Gina Hinojosa ousted Greg Abbott from the governor’s mansion. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026