parches
The word “parches” has 2 syllables: parch-es
It's pronounced as /ˈpɑːr.tʃɪz/
What is synonym and antonym for parches?
In the thesaurus, “parches” has 14 synonyms and 27 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for parches along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for parches
- air-dries
- bakes
- dehumidifies
- dehydrates
- desiccates
- drains
- dries
- evaporates
- mummifies
- scorches
- sears
- shrivels
- withers
- wizens
Antonyms for parches
- bathes
- dampens
- damps
- deluges
- dips
- douses
- dowses
- drenches
- drowns
- dunks
- floods
- humidifies
- hydrates
- inundates
- moistens
- overflows
- rehydrates
- saturates
- soaks
- sops
- souses
- submerges
- swamps
- washes
- waterlogs
- waters
- wets
Meanings of parches
- 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 hot sun parches the earth, leaving it dry and cracked.
- A long day in the desert parches the travelers' throats.
- The summer heat parches the fields, making irrigation necessary.
- Lack of rain parches the soil, affecting crop growth.
- The dry wind parches his lips, making them chapped.
On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parches, such as: air-dries, bakes, bathes, dampens, damps, dehumidifies, dehydrates.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
warms
- amuses
- appeases
- assuages
- bakes
- burns
- calms
- captivates
- charms
- chars
- coddles
- comforts
- contents
- cooks
- delights
- diverts
- entertains
- excites
- feasts
- fires
- galvanizes
- gases
- gasses
- gladdens
- glads
- gratifies
- heats
- humors
- indulges
- mollifies
- mollycoddles
- overheats
- pacifies
- pampers
- parches
- placates
- pleases
- pleasures
- quenches
- reheats
- rejoices
- rewarms
- roasts
- sates
- satiates
- satisfies
- scalds
- scorches
- sears
- soothes
- spoils
- suits
- superheats
- thaws
- thrills
- tickles
- titillates
- toasts
- treats