parched
The word “parched” has 1 syllable: parched
It's pronounced as /pɑːrtʃt/
What is synonym and antonym for parched?
In the thesaurus, “parched” has 6 synonyms and 22 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for parched along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for parched
- baked
- bone-dry
- dehydrated
- dried
- scorched
- sunbaked
Antonyms for parched
- bathed
- damp
- dank
- drenched
- dripping
- drowned
- flooded
- humid
- hydrated
- inundated
- moist
- saturated
- soaked
- soaking
- sodden
- soggy
- washed
- watered
- waterlogged
- watery
- wet
- wetted
Meanings of 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.
- adjective
- Dry.
- Very thirsty.
Example Sentences
- After hiking all day, he felt parched and needed water.
- The parched land cracked under the intense heat.
- Her throat was parched from speaking for hours.
- The travelers searched for an oasis in the parched desert.
- The crops withered on the parched fields due to the drought.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parched, such as: baked, bathed, bone-dry, damp, dank, dehydrated, drenched.
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