as in dehydrated
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in dried
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of parched
Calmatters, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
With parched deserts and deforested, flood-prone valleys, Afghanistan is deemed by researchers to be among the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for parched 
Adjective
In hot, dry conditions already primed for fire, people’s actions can quickly escalate from a harmless mistake — such as hammering a metal stake into the parched ground — to igniting a blaze that kills a firefighter.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
With parched deserts and deforested, flood-prone valleys, Afghanistan is deemed by researchers to be among the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Verb
The air was parched, salty, soft.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for parched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
Adjective
-
Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
-
By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Verb
-
The fire has scorched 43,922 acres.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
-
The fire, which is currently at 95% containment, has scorched some 23,500 acres, destroyed 160 structures and resulted in 22 injuries, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
-
Then prop it up on its side until bone-dry to further guard against warping.Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2024
-
For some trees, that has meant evolving the capacity to resist droughts — to extract tremendous amounts of water from seemingly bone-dry soil — a bur oak, for example.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near parched
Cite this Entry
“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share