parch
The word “parch” has 1 syllable: parch
It's pronounced as /pɑːrtʃ/
What is synonym and antonym for parch?
In the thesaurus, “parch” has 2 synonyms and 11 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for parch along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for parch
- dry
- scorch
Antonyms for parch
- bathe
- drench
- drown
- flood
- hydrate
- moisten
- saturate
- soak
- wash
- water
- wet
Meanings of parch
- noun
- The condition of being parched.
- verb
- To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- To roast, as dry grain.
- To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
- To make thirsty.
- To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
- To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
Example Sentences
- The scorching sun will parch the soil if it doesn't rain soon.
- Walking for hours in the desert began to parch his throat.
- The intense heat can parch crops, leading to poor harvests.
- She drank a glass of cold water to parch her dry mouth.
- The fire's heat seemed to parch everything around it.
On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parch, such as: bathe, drench, drown, dry, flood, hydrate, moisten.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
baked
- bone-dry
- cremated
- dehydrated
- dried
- drunk
- fried
- ignited
- incinerated
- inflamed
- intoxicated
- kindled
- lighted
- lit
- looped
- melted
- parched
- scorched
- stewed
- stoned
- sunbaked
- wasted
sapless
- ailing
- anxious
- arid
- banal
- bare
- barren
- bland
- boring
- dead
- decrepit
- dehydrated
- desiccated
- dull
- dusty
- eager
- flabby
- fragile
- frail
- greedy
- hungry
- impatient
- inclined
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficient
- infirm
- inoffensive
- insipid
- juiceless
- keen
- lame
- lifeless
- painless
- paltry
- parched
- puny
- shrivelled
- sickly
- stale
- tame
- tedious
- torrid
- watery
- weak
- weakened
- white-bread
- wishy-washy
- withered