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dehydration

[dee-hahy-drey-shuhn] / ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
drought
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lack scarcity
STRONG
aridity dearth deficiency desiccation insufficiency need want
WEAK
dry spell parchedness rainlessness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abundance excess surplus
STRONG
plenty sufficiency
WEAK
monsoon wetness
NOUN
dryness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drought
STRONG
desiccation
WEAK
exsiccation lack of moisture parchedness
Antonyms
WEAK
wetness
NOUN
evaporation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dispersal melting
STRONG
desiccation disappearance dissipation escape evanescence fading vanishing vaporization
WEAK
dematerialization dispelling vaporescence
Antonyms
STRONG
appearance
WEAK
dampening soaking wetting

Example Sentences

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WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and given fluids for dehydration last month after attending a dinner in his honor in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At the time, a Price staffer said he was suffering from dehydration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Israeli media reported that the incident could have been connected to the daycare's heating system, suggesting heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Palmer ultimately sought care at both the urgent care and the emergency room because she was worried about dehydration.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

A fear of the cracked tongue, aching body and fuzzy mind brought on by my previous dehydration creeps into my consciousness.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins