🔄 Synonyms of "Barren"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| desolateverb | Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. |
| bleaknoun | Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. |
| starknoun | Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. |
| deadnoun | (usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.) |
| barenoun | Naked, uncovered. |
| sterile | Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms. |
| wastenoun | Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish. |
| inhospitable | (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.] |
| wastelandnoun | A place with no remaining resources; a desert. |
| unfruitful | (chiefly figurative) Not bearing fruit. |
| infertile | Not fertile. |
| unfertile | Not fertile. |
| childless | Not having any children. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Barren"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sterile | Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms. |
| infertile | Not fertile. |
| unfruitful | (chiefly figurative) Not bearing fruit. |
| childless | Not having any children. |
| inhospitable | (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.] |
| unfertile | Not fertile. |
| bare | Naked, uncovered. |
| desolate | Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. |
| wastelandnoun | A place with no remaining resources; a desert. |
| bleak | Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. |
| dead | (usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.) |
| starknoun | Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. |
| wastenoun | Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish. |
| fruitless | (figuratively) Unproductive, useless. |
| unproductive | Not productive; useless; fruitless. |
| dry | Free from or lacking moisture. |
| unhelpful | Not providing help or assistance; not helpful. |
| nude | (not comparable) Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| futile | Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting. |
| naked | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
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