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
   • Time Period

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. Hany El-Banna:

   We cannot wait like we did in 2011 when we acted too late, we need to deal with this today - if we don't this drought will turn into a famine.

2. Marty Ralph:

   Wherever the storms hit shore on West Coast is where the heaviest precipitation occurs, and that can be very beneficial in areas that often don't have enough water — and we have the drought going right now.

3. Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant:

   This year in total we've seen a significant increase in fire activity in California due to the drought.

4. The Drought Monitor:

   Short-term moderate and severe drought continued to expand, especially in the New York City area, New Jersey, and New England, where rainfall was sparse and temperatures were a few degrees above normal.

5. Margie Patel:

   It's a horrible outcome for fixed-income investors who have been spoiled for 30 years and now they're facing a complete yield drought that will probably get worse.