PARCHED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of parched

as in dehydrated

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verb

past tense of parch

as in dried

to make dry the heat has really parched my throat

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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

Add a Maison Perrier Strawberry Flavored Sparkling Water to your outfit to add to the intrigue and ensure you don’t get parched while chatting. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 The result is hair that feels soft rather than stiff; piece-y and matte, but never parched. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for parched

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The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of dehydrated

Adjective

The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The bright yellow Castell General Store doubles as a community center, a place where sunbaked kayakers, cyclists and anglers down cheeseburgers and nurse Lone Star beers.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of sunbaked

Verb

In 2019 another blaze there, also dubbed the Getty Fire, scorched more than 700 acres.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Sudan’s civil war turned its national museum into a battlefield and crime scene, with ancient statues shattered, skeletal remains scorched and vaults of gold looted.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scorched

Adjective

Think bright whites, bone-dry Vouvray secs, trendy blouges and dark-and-rounded reds – wines that are affordable, approachable and most of all delicious.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Much of Spain will be on alert Wednesday as temperatures climb above 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) and vegetation remains bone-dry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bone-dry

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