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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrivel

The skin split, the ends were shriveled, and the texture was limp. — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026

As the disease progresses, the lesions grow together on a single leaf, and the entire leaf turns brown, shrivels, and dies. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026

For every two flashes of brilliance there’s another track that just sounds like an unfinished instrumental, or a new cut that shrivels at the feet of the old ones. — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 21 May 2026

Even so, few of us guessed just how tenuous Starmer’s position would prove or how quickly his authority would shrivel. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026