LEAFLESS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

leafless

adjective

Definition of leafless

as in barren

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Recent Examples of leafless The deciduous saucer magnolia’s floral display is enhanced by the fact that flowering takes place when the tree is still leafless. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafless

barren

Adjective

Later, this same organic material hitched a ride on crashing meteorites to seed a young, barren Earth.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
In one of these journals, called Notebook B, there is an incidental sketch, a few scratched lines like the barren twigs of a winter tree.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026