SUNBAKED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

sunbaked

adjective

Definition of sunbaked

as in parched

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Recent Examples of sunbaked The road to Talent Mine Academy in southwestern Nigeria is a long, sunbaked path of bumpy red earth. — Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2026 The Martin County Sheriff’s Office sits along Interstate 20 in West Texas, a stretch of dusty plains and sunbaked highways that could almost be the setting for a Mad Max movie. — Ella Feldman, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026 Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026 This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunbaked

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Soothe parched skin with this lightweight moisturizer, which includes niacinamide and squalane to reduce moisture loss by protecting your skin barrier.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Best moisturizing shampoo for colored hair In addition to nourishing parched hair, this popular moisturizing shampoo maintains shine and has UV filters.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Definition of parched

Adjective

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

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With this premise, Brandl brews a heady, destabilizing concoction of uncanny horror and bone-dry humor to depict a man on the brink, whose demons—whether real or imagined—just might be catching up with him.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
At the time, fire danger was so high that the region — enduring Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions — was under a red-flag warning.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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