Synonyms of dehydrating

dehydrating

verb

present participle of dehydrate

1

as in undermining

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermining
• exhausting
• draining
• weakening
• desiccating
• enervating
• petrifying
• wearing
• devitalizing
• damping
• castrating
• deadening
• dampening
• lobotomizing
• discouraging
• debilitating
• sapping
• gelding
• enfeebling
• fatiguing
• burning out
• wearing out
• daunting
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• demoralizing
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• energizing
• invigorating
• bracing
• stirring
• enlivening
• quickening
• vitalizing
• vivifying
• arousing
• charging
• fermenting
• rousing
• exciting
• galvanizing
• triggering
• firing
• electrifying
• provoking
• lifting
• inciting
• kindling
• whipping (up)
• inflaming
• fomenting
• cheering
• sparking
• instigating
• abetting
• inspiring
• boosting
• fortifying
• regenerating
• reviving
• revitalizing
• emboldening
• resurrecting
• rejuvenating
• recharging
• reactivating
• renewing
• resuscitating
• buoying
• enflaming
• refreshing
• reenergizing
• reawakening
• reanimating
• rekindling
• heartening
• re-energizing
• reawaking

2

as in drying

to make dry

bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drying
• scorching
• baking
• parching
• desiccating
• draining
• searing
• evaporating
• dehumidifying
• shrivelling
• shriveling
• mummifying
• air-drying
• withering
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wetting
• washing
• watering
• flooding
• soaking
• drowning
• bathing
• saturating
• overflowing
• drenching
• hydrating
• moistening
• inundating
• dousing
• damping
• sopping
• dampening
• humidifying
• waterlogging
• deluging
• dipping
• dowsing
• sousing
• rehydrating
• submerging
• dunking
• swamping

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dehydrating

This fungus enhances the sweetness of dessert wines, dehydrating ripe grapes without compromising sugar content. —Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024