DROUGHT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

drought

noun

ˈdrau̇t

variants also drouth

Definition of drought next

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number there's been a drought of good movies this year

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Recent Examples of drought The cause is a deeply weird drought that is currently gripping much of New York. —

M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024 The city had issued a drought watch in December 2001 because of low reservoir water levels and upgraded it to a drought warning the next month, according to New York City Emergency Management. —

Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024 The last drought warning in New York City was issued in 2002. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 That would be nearly identical to Sinema’s 2018 win over then-U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., when Sinema snapped a 30-year drought for Democrats in Senate races and won by 2.3 points. —

Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drought