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 fires are the latest disasters linked to prolonged drought and successive heat waves that scientists say have been intensified by climate change. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Climate issues — including drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing coffee yields and driving up global prices. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026

The use of garden hoses has been temporarily banned because of drought. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Meanwhile, world leaders have expressed concern about the prospect of droughts, heavy rainfall events and heat waves. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 July 2026