Synonyms of shriveled

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adjective

variants or shrivelled

as in withered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withered
• wizened
• gaunt
• emaciated
• haggard
• skeletal
• scrawny
• cadaverous
• starved
• lanky
• lank
• bony
• skinny
• thin
• underfed
• undernourished
• rawboned
• wasted
• sinewy
• scraggy
• boney
• starving
• spare
• hungry
• famished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healthy
• fit
• husky
• beefy
• burly
• plump
• brawny
• hearty
• fleshy
• hale
• fat
• pudgy
• chubby
• obese
• rotund
• corpulent
• overweight
• stocky
• portly
• flabby
• tubby
• thickset
• soft
• heavyset
• roly-poly

shriveled

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verb

variants or shrivelled

past tense of shrivel

as in drained

to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration

Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• dried
• evaporated
• scorched
• withered
• collapsed
• faded
• wilted
• mummified
• dried up
• wizened
• shrunk
• baked
• shrank
• parched
• flattened
• compressed
• decreased
• diminished
• dehydrated
• dehumidified
• desiccated
• constricted
• seared
• dwindled
• waned
• withdrew
• air-dried
• deflated
• lessened
• receded
• retreated
• contracted
• condensed
• declined
• abated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revived
• grew
• increased
• freshened
• bloomed
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• accumulated
• inflated
• throve
• expanded
• swelled
• puffed (up)
• ballooned
• snowballed