DRYNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

dryness

noun

Definition of dryness

as in exhaustion

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Recent Examples of dryness Diagnose your actual problem, whether dryness and damage or frizz and dullness, then pick the product built for it. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Four types of hyaluronic acid plump skin and counteract potential dryness, while collagen amino acids and antioxidants help protect skin’s natural collagen for a firmer, smoother look. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026 With the weather getting colder, your strands are more prone to frizz, dryness, and static. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 Saliva constantly flushes food debris and buffers acid, so chronic dryness tilts the environment toward decay. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The Balm, $13, is the equivalent of a Vaseline or Aquaphor, a barrier-supporting treatement that targets dryness and irritation of the body, face and fingernails. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 The professional haircare brand has been a salon favorite for decades, with products designed to address everything from damage and dryness to frizz, color maintenance, and heat styling. — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 The statement about embracing her face and body comes after Berry partnered with Joylux to launch a new vaginal dryness gel, Juicy Like a Peach, in July. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Its conditioning blend of sensitive skin-friendly ceramides, fatty acids, cholesterol, and allantoin helps restore the skin barrier and stave off dryness all day long. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

That’s likely to inspire either affection or immediate exhaustion, depending on your fondness for the infamously disgusting performance group.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
This summer, news reports revealed that multiple sailors had attempted to jump overboard amid shortages of fresh food, disruptions to hot water and laundry services and exhaustion.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhaustion

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However, the company said beer depletions, a measure of sales from distributors to retailers and other customers, declined slightly during the quarter, indicating consumer demand was softer than shipment growth suggests.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The effect is reiterated as the brush is reloaded and the sequence of depletion begins again.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of depletion

Noun

Braves president Alex Anthopoulos had a different perspective during his season-ending media availability on Sunday.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
What else Dave Canales said Canales said that Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) and Jalen Coker (quad) will be evaluated for their respective availabilities this week and sounded optimistic.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of availability

Noun

But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of barrenness

Noun

The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of bleakness

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