unfertile

adjective

ˌən-ˈfər-tᵊl How to pronounce unfertile (audio)
Definition of unfertilenext
as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation struggling to make a living with the region's unfertile fields

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfertile
  1. barren
  2. desolate
  3. impoverished
  4. poor
Adjective
  • Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The result is a barren playa, wide swaths of sand and earth.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of barren
Adjective
  • Tesla’s version similarly depicts a man in a duster coat looking out over a desolate, orange cityscape.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of desolate
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, in recent years, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has embraced and promoted an impoverished worldview regarding gender and sexuality.
    Enquirer staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
  • On an international level, too..., one country’s climate response can easily leave another country impoverished, either through neglect, foolishness or outright malevolence.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of impoverished
Adjective
  • Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • More than 40% of pregnant people were exposed to extreme heat, and nearly three-quarters lived in areas with poor air quality, the report found.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of poor
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“Unfertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfertile. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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