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

Example Sentences

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The charity said the effects of climate change - including recent heatwaves and droughts - had compounded challenges it would naturally be facing at its age.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Pastore believes that the icy formations "do not contribute more than 20 percent" of water flow, even during the most severe droughts.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Instead, the evidence pointed to repeated severe droughts that affected the region both before and after the site's final abandonment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Goodspeed’s historical record is, in effect, a training data set, with droughts, strikes, shipping disruptions, credit contractions and policy errors, each tagged by type, geography and sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Dragon King is one creature you stay friends with, since he can cause earthquakes as well as floods and droughts.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep