droughts

NOUN

dryness; shortage of supply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lack scarcity

STRONG

aridity dearth deficiency dehydration desiccation insufficiency need want

WEAK

dry spell parchedness rainlessness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance excess surplus

STRONG

plenty sufficiency

WEAK

monsoon wetness

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droughts

Water companies being allowed to increase prices during droughts and Amy Hunt's gold medal run dominates Monday's papers.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

For example, the importance of energy transition has increased since the start of the Ukraine war, while recurrent European droughts are driving companies to “invest very heavily” in water resources and desalination plants.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Panama Canal is imposing draft limits on vessels ahead of potential El Niño-related droughts, which could divert shipments to L.A. and Long Beach, Seroka said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But then something worse happened: Terrible droughts struck the parts of the world that always grew the most food.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix