Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb parch

1 sense of parch

Sense 1
parch, sear -- (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth")
       => dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")

Antonyms of adj parched

2 senses of parched

Sense 1
adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked -- (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats")

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

Sense 2
parched -- (toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet")

INDIRECT (VIA cooked) -> raw -- (not treated with heat to prepare it for eating)

Similarity of adj parched

2 senses of parched

Sense 1
adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked -- (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats")
       => 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")

Sense 2
parched -- (toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet")
       => cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)