Synonyms of infertile

infertile

adjective

(ˈ)in-ˈfər-tᵊl 

1

as in sterile

not able to produce fruit or offspring

an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sterile
• barren
• sterilized
• impotent
• unfruitful
• fruitless
• altered
• emasculated
• neutered
• castrated
• unproductive
• spayed
• desexed
• gelded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fertile
• fruitful
• fat
• productive
• rich
• pregnant
• prolific
• enriched
• luxuriant
• fecund
• impregnated
• fertilized
• potent
• bearing
• producing
• yielding
• flourishing
• bursting
• blooming
• teeming
• swarming

2

as in barren

producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation

only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barren
• desolate
• impoverished
• poor
• unfertile
• bleak
• waste
• unproductive
• bony
• hardscrabble
• dry
• desert
• stark
• dead
• inhospitable
• lifeless
• thirsty
• uncultivable
• drained
• exhausted
• depleted
• debilitated
• consumed
• arid
• reduced
• enfeebled
• diminished
• droughty
• untillable
• sere
• waterless
• spent
• dehydrated
• rainless
• baked
• parched
• lessened
• expended
• bankrupted
• sunbaked
• dried-up
• used up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fertile
• rich
• productive
• fruitful
• lush
• luxuriant
• arable
• green
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infertile

In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 2 May 2026

Before Lydia can go full Karen, revolutionaries raid the school and cart off the women to a stadium, where the unmarried and infertile are held prisoner in the bleachers. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 Apr. 2026

Quinoa grows even in lean, infertile soil and usually doesn't need additional fertilizer in most areas. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has stated that ovarian reserve markers shouldn’t serve as a fertility test for women who aren’t infertile or whose fertility hasn’t been evaluated. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026