Synonyms of shriveling

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noun

variants or shrivelling

as in wilting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wilting
• withering
• fading
• waning
• declining
• deterioration
• decay
• decaying
• ebbing
• degeneration
• decline
• dying
• perishing
• decadence
• demise
• declension
• death
• decease
• expiration
• exit
• descent
• expiry
• expiring
• reversion
• regression
• retrogression
• end

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growth
• maturing
• maturation
• development
• ripening
• flowering
• flourishing
• softening
• blossoming
• mellowing

shriveling

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verb

variants or shrivelling

present participle of shrivel

as in evaporating

to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaporating
• draining
• drying
• collapsing
• scorching
• withering
• fading
• wilting
• shrinking
• drying up
• mummifying
• baking
• decreasing
• diminishing
• compressing
• dwindling
• dehydrating
• wizening
• flattening
• dehumidifying
• searing
• waning
• constricting
• desiccating
• parching
• withdrawing
• air-drying
• retreating
• lessening
• receding
• deflating
• declining
• contracting
• abating
• condensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growing
• increasing
• reviving
• blooming
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• accumulating
• freshening
• swelling
• expanding
• inflating
• puffing (up)
• ballooning
• snowballing