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waterless

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Synonyms & Antonyms of waterless

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity

cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment

Synonyms for waterless

arid,
droughty,
dry,
sere
(also sear),
thirsty

Words Related to waterless

air-dry

bone-dry,
hyperarid,
ultradry

baked,
dehydrated,
parched,
sunbaked

rainless

desert,
desertic,
desertlike,
xerothermic

Near Antonyms for waterless

awash,
bathed,
doused
(also dowsed),
drenched,
dripping,
saturated,
soaked,
soaking,
sodden,
soggy,
sopping,
soppy,
soused,
washed,
watered,
waterlogged,
watery

deluged,
drowned,
flooded,
inundated,
overflowed

submerged,
swamped

hydrated

Antonyms for waterless

damp,
dank,
humid,
moist,
wet

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