DRYNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

dryness

noun

Definition of dryness

as in exhaustion

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Recent Examples of dryness Unlike a traditional body lotion, the moisturizer’s lightweight, milky texture softens skin, smooths rough patches, and relieves dryness sans the greasy film. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026 Curology x Dove Cameron, developed with Whitney Tolpinrud, chief dermatologist at Curology, is designed to address universal skin needs, such as hydration and dryness — both of which Cameron has experienced. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Be sure to water directly at the base of each plant, targeting the roots to combat the dryness of autumn soil. — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026 CorneaCare’s Self Heating Warm Compresses deliver instant warmth plus hydrated minerals aimed at dryness, fatigue, tearing and puffiness. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Diagnose your actual problem, whether dryness and damage or frizz and dullness, then pick the product built for it. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 With the weather getting colder, your strands are more prone to frizz, dryness, and static. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 The professional haircare brand has been a salon favorite for decades, with products designed to address everything from damage and dryness to frizz, color maintenance, and heat styling. — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Security by exhaustion The internet is held together with shoestring and bubblegum.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Change fatigue is a state of exhaustion workers may experience after going through many changes at their employer.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhaustion

Noun

The 2026 ozone hole became the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring, fueled by an unusually powerful polar vortex which prolonged ozone depletion in the Antarctic and allowed the hole to grow larger, researchers explained.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
If lawmakers decide to combine Social Security's retirement and disability trust funds, the depletion date may move to the third quarter of 2034, when benefits may be cut by 17%, according to Social Security's trustees.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of depletion

Noun

McVay said both would be evaluated throughout the week before making a determination about their availability for Sunday.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry, meaning shifts in consumption patterns and alternative proteins could eventually affect the availability of animal skin.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of availability

Noun

But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of barrenness

Noun

So much bleakness, and yet when a mountainside is covered in layers of reddening leaves, a spark of yellow, a cluster of orange, there is beauty nonetheless.

— Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026
The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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