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waterless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of waterless

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity

Cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment.

Synonyms of waterless

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

Words Related to waterless

air-dry

bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry

baked, dehydrated, parched, sunbaked

rainless

desert

Near Antonyms of 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 of waterless

damp, dank, humid, moist, wet

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