run dry

VERB

dissipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispel disperse dissolve evaporate spread vanish

STRONG

evanesce scatter

WEAK

drive away melt away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear assemble collect garner gather

WEAK

accumulate hoard save

VERB

peter out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate die out ebb evaporate fade recede tail away tail off taper off wane

WEAK

come to nothing die down diminish drain dry up fail give out lessen run low run out slack off stop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise

WEAK

grow

VERB

waste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blow consume deplete dissipate divert drain exhaust lavish lose misuse squander undermine

STRONG

atrophy corrode crumble debilitate decay decline decrease disable disappear droop ebb emaciate empty enfeeble fade gnaw misapply perish sap sink splurge thin wane wear wilt wither

WEAK

be of no avail burn up eat away fritter away frivol away gamble away go to waste misemploy pour down the drain run through throw away trifle away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate collect fill gather hoard maintain save starve succeed

STRONG

aid assist bloom build develop grow help improve increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

create preserve

Example Sentences

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Perhaps these sentimental tears will run dry in the next generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

We are worried the honey pot will run dry.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Industry group Fuels for Ireland said 100 petrol retailers have run dry, mainly in the west of Ireland, after customers started panic buying.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

As the water table has declined, some residents’ wells have run dry, forcing them to install tanks and pay for trucked-in water until they can drill new wells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

As it happened, however, the well was about to run dry.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

run dry

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