Synonyms of parched

parched 1 of 2

adjective

as in dehydrated

Related Words

• dehydrated
• sunbaked
• bone-dry
• baked
• rainless
• desert
• hyperarid
• droughty
• arid
• air-dry
• desertic
• desertlike
• sere
• waterless
• ultradry
• thirsty
• dry
• xerothermic

Dissimilar Words

• moist
• wet
• damp
• humid
• saturated
• sodden
• drenched
• watered
• soaked
• dank
• soggy
• dripping
• waterlogged
• watery
• bathed
• soaking
• flooded
• washed
• awash
• drowned
• submerged
• sopping
• hydrated
• soused
• doused
• soppy
• overflowed
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped

parched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of parch

as in dried

to make dry

the heat has really parched my throat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dried
• scorched
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• drained
• baked
• seared
• evaporated
• shriveled
• withered
• mummified
• dehumidified
• wizened
• air-dried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• watered
• wet
• washed
• flooded
• saturated
• hydrated
• drenched
• soaked
• drowned
• inundated
• bathed
• overflowed
• moistened
• deluged
• doused
• waterlogged
• dampened
• damped
• submerged
• soused
• sopped
• swamped
• humidified
• dipped
• rehydrated
• dunked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parched

Adjective

And in some fields, deep cracks have opened in the parched soil. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Like the rest of the West, Flagstaff has seen a parched winter that otherwise would have staved off the start of wildfire season. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

The result is hair that feels soft rather than stiff; piece-y and matte, but never parched. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 June 2026

But beyond these gardens the terrain is dry, trees thin; green after summer rains, but parched and bleached for most of the year. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026