RAINLESS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

rainless

adjective

Definition of rainless

as in cloudless

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Dissimilar Words

as in arid

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Recent Examples of rainless As Florida’s winter dry season stretched into a near rainless wet season, the central Everglades has withered into extreme drought conditions. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Overwatering Problems In Vegetable Gardens During the hot, rainless summers in the South, giving a vegetable garden more and more water seems ideal to keep plants looking perky and their produce growing larger. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Drought hangs like a dark, rainless cloud over the borderlands. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainless

Adjective

On a serene, cloudless day, these cars need only exchange thimblefuls of data with one another.

— Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
Outside, the sky was cloudless; the temperature had hovered for weeks around sixty degrees.

— Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of cloudless

Adjective

Suzana Aguiar is a fifth-generation cotton grower from a semi-arid region of Brazil.

— Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
One of the most famously arid national landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Monday.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of arid

Adjective

His teammates see his personality, his ability to laugh at himself, his sarcasm, his dry wit.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Among them, Amazon Beauty is offering one-on-one makeup artist consultations; Wella Professionals is offering dry hair styling and touch-ups; and Anastasia Soare will give a brow artistry masterclass.

— Jennet Jusu, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dry

Adjective

With her huge yellow hair, chambray-blue wardrobe, and sunshiny radiance, Parton was engineered to beam straight through the screen into every American home.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Create a sunshiny mix by planting pale yellow 'Moonbeam' alongside the richer, more golden 'Zagreb,' Yost says.

— Ann Hinga Klein, Martha Stewart, 7 May 2026

Definition of sunshiny

Adjective

While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.

— Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.

— Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022

Definition of waterless

Adjective

The vaccine, Moderna’s mFlusiva, was found to be 27 percent more effective than a standard shot in trials but may have more mild side effects, like fatigue and injection-site soreness.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
For a weekend runner in mild weather or an office worker sipping from a desk bottle, the case is much weaker.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026