Synonyms for barren
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Devoid, lacking.
Related words
- Word family
- barrenness
Example sentences
- desert The wreckage of the plane was found in the desert.
- sterile He has no descendants, he's likely sterile.
- devoid The world appears devoid of any meaning or purpose.
- arid Algeria's high plateaus are a vast semi-arid area.
- idle He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
- childless Tom and Mary are childless by choice.
By length
- 3 letters
- dry1
- 4 letters
- poor1, bare1, void1, dull1, vain1, idle2, arid2
- 5 letters
- empty2, stark1, bleak1
- 6 letters
- desert2, devoid2, bereft2, effete2
- 7 letters
- sterile2
- 8 letters
- desolate3
- 9 letters
- destitute3, childless2, fruitless2, infertile3
- 10 letters
- unfruitful
- 11 letters
- ineffectual5
- 12 letters
- unproductive4
- 13 letters
- unimaginative6
- 14 letters
- unremunerative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bréhaigne