Definitions

waterless

[waw-ter-lis, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tər lɪs, ˈwɒt ər- /

ADJECTIVE

anhydrous

Synonyms

WEAK

arid bone-dry dehydrated dry evaporated moistureless parched

ADJECTIVE

arid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren bone-dry desert dusty parched

WEAK

dry as a bone dry as dust moistureless thirsty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fertile productive

WEAK

damp humid interested lively moist spirited wet

ADJECTIVE

bone-dry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arid parched scorched sunbaked

WEAK

anhydrous dry as a bone moistureless seared

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damp moist wet

ADJECTIVE

dry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arid bare barren dehydrated dusty parched stale torrid

STRONG

baked depleted desert desiccant desiccated drained evaporated exhausted impoverished sapped sear shriveled

WEAK

anhydrous athirst bald dried-up droughty hard juiceless not irrigated rainless sapless thirsty unmoistened

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damp full moist wet

WEAK

dripping humid juicy soaked soggy watery

ADJECTIVE

moistureless

Synonyms

WEAK

anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren bone-dry dehydrated depleted desert desiccant desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched rainless sapless sapped sear sere shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened

ADJECTIVE

parched

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arid scorched thirsty withered

STRONG

burned dehydrated shriveled

WEAK

cotton-mouth dried-out dried-up dry as dust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moist wet

WEAK

damp

ADJECTIVE

rainless

Synonyms

WEAK

anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren dehydrated depleted desert desiccant desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched sapless sapped sear shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened

ADJECTIVE

sere

Synonyms

WEAK

arid dried droughty dry parched scorched sear shriveled withered

ADJECTIVE

thirsty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious dehydrated eager greedy hungry impatient inclined keen parched

WEAK

agog appetent ardent arid athirst avid bone-dry breathless burning cottonmouthed craving crazy for droughty dry as dust dying for hankering itching for juiceless longing lusting partial to sapless thirsting wild for yearning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

moist quenched satisfied wet

Example Sentences

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On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Since then, he’s been drywashing, a waterless process that uses air to separate heavy materials, such as gold, from the lighter dirt and sediment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Alchemie is not the only company attempting a nearly waterless dye process.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

A restaurant that overlooks the Grand Canyon has waterless urinals in the restrooms and faucets with sensors.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

I imagine, considering the horrific state of our toilet, even with Kelton’s waterless fix, Garrett has been holding it in rather than dealing with it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

waterless

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