Synonyms of shrivel

shrivel

verb

as in to evaporate

to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration

Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaporate
• drain
• dry
• wither
• scorch
• collapse
• wilt
• fade
• shrink
• dry up
• mummify
• wizen
• bake
• diminish
• dehydrate
• dwindle
• decrease
• compress
• flatten
• constrict
• dehumidify
• wane
• withdraw
• desiccate
• recede
• lessen
• parch
• air-dry
• sear
• deflate
• abate
• retreat
• decline
• condense
• contract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revive
• grow
• thrive
• flourish
• increase
• bloom
• prosper
• accumulate
• freshen
• expand
• inflate
• swell
• puff (up)
• balloon
• snowball

Examples of shrivel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Olive oil has more than doubled in cost over the past two years because drought and bad weather in the Mediterranean have shriveled olive groves; so many orange trees in Brazil are diseased and weakened by heat and drought that producers have considered making juice from other fruit. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024

Transfer to the oven and roast until the vegetables are charred in spots and softened, and their skin shrivels, 35 to 40 minutes. —Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024

Avoid choosing potatoes that have green spots or are soft, moldy, or shriveled. —Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024

An unforgettable figure, larger than life (though sickness had shriveled his body). —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 June 2024