Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dry-out

3 senses of dry out

Sense 1
dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 2
run dry, dry out -- (become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer")
       => dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")

Sense 3
dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj dried-out

1 sense of dried-out

Sense 1
desiccated, dried-out -- (thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split")

INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet -- (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather")

Similarity of adj dried-out

1 sense of dried-out

Sense 1
desiccated, dried-out -- (thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split")
       => dry (vs. wet) -- (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry")

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