Synonyms for drought
drought

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1. drought

   Synonyms:
   dryness, aridity, parching, thirst

   Antonyms:
   moisture, refreshment, dew, deluge, slaking, quenching, watering, irrigation

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1. drought, drouthnoun

   a shortage of rainfall

   "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"

   Synonyms:
   drouth

2. drought, drouthnoun

   a prolonged shortage

   "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

   Synonyms:
   drouth

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1. • Dryness
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. droughtnoun

   Synonyms:
   dryness (of weather), aridity, drouth, want of rain

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1. droughtnoun

   Synonyms:
   aridity, dryness, scarcity, dearth

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1. List of paraphrases for "drought":

   droughts, dryness, arid, dry, drought-stricken, drought-related, aridity, sucha, drought-affected, driest, draught

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1. Keo Vy:

   We have had drought before but it has never been at this level.

2. Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus:

   One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria, the rise of ISIS, was the effect of climate change and the mega drought the affected that region, wiped out farmers, drove people to cities, created a humanitarian crisis, it created the symptoms – or rather the conditions – of extreme poverty that lead now to the rise of ISIL and this extreme violence.

3. Bidtah Becker:

   So, the drought is very real. The drought is very, very real here in the Navajo Nation, drought doesn’t just impact one community— it affects all of us, from farmers and ranchers to city dwellers and tribes.

4. Tiffany Davila:

   Due to the lack of precipitation that we have had, it’s basically kindling, So, when you take the drought-stricken fuel coupled with the extreme heat, the wind that we’ve had this year and then — in some places, you know, where a fire may start — the topography, the terrain: all of that can go into how active a fire is.

5. Heather Cooley:

   California is facing a drought of epic proportions, and we need to work together to reduce the use of water so there's sufficient water for cities, for farms and for ecosystems, we need to be preparing not only for this drought but for the next one.