DRYING Synonyms

• having a debilitating effect

• capable of causing burns

• hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

• any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

• wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

• making light of

• preserve by removing all water and liquids from

• remove water from

• lose water or moisture

• lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

• preserve by removing all water and liquids from

• remove water from

• lose water or moisture

• lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

• cause to change into a vapor

• change into a vapor

• become less intense and fade away gradually

• cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

• become dry or drier

• become empty of water

• remove the moisture from and make dry

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

• characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• lacking juice

• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

• a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

• practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• bent to one side