Barren synonyms

dry

Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced:

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infertile

Not capable of sustaining crops or vegetation:

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fertile (antonym)

Rich in material needed to sustain plant growth:

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unproductive

(Economics) Adding nothing to exchangeable value.

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arid

Very dry.

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productive (antonym)

(Economics) Of or involved in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth or value.

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desert

Barren and uninhabited; desolate:

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insipid

Unappetizingly flavorless.

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stupid

Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

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sterile

Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful:

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childless

Not having any children.

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fallow

Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season:

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desolate

Made unfit for habitation or use; laid waste; neglected; destroyed.

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boring

The definition of boring is something for making holes.

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unprocreant

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teeming (antonym)

unprofitable

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fruitless

Producing no fruit:

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profitless

Not yielding profit

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dull (related)

Not intensely or keenly felt:

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waste (related)

The definition of waste is a wild or uninhabited place.

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worthless (related)

The definition of worthless is having no value.

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naked (related)

Lacking a perianth:

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acarpous

Bearing no fruit; sterile

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agenestic

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unfruitful

Not bearing fruit or offspring; barren.

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unprofitable

Serving no useful purpose:

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useless

Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).

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vain

The definition of vain is someone or something without value, without force or who is conceited.

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void

Having no legal force or validity; null:

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rich (related)

Highly varied, developed, or complex:

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full (related)

Having a great deal or many:

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futile

Having no useful result; ineffectual:

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destitute

The definition of destitute refers to not having the basic necessities of life.

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devoid

Empty; having none of; completely without

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innocent

Shakespeare

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bare

Threadbare; much worn.

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empty

Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:

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stark

Bare, desolate, or unadorned:

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unimaginative

Not imaginative

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uninspiring

Not inspiring

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uninteresting

Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

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unprolific

Not prolific.

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unremunerative

Not remunerative.

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vacant

Not occupied; empty.

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vapid

Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull:

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yeld

Not giving milk

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barrenness

The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.

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fecund (antonym)

Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful:

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fruitful (antonym)

The definition of fruitful is a fertile person with many children, or a plant that produces a lot of fruit, or something productive or effective.

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prolific (antonym)

Producing or characterized by abundant works or results:

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virile (antonym)

Masculine in a robust way; manly:

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useful (antonym)

Having a beneficial use; serviceable:

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filled (antonym)

That is now full.

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growing (antonym)

Connected with growing

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developing (antonym)

Having a relatively low level of industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:

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impotent

Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.

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unavailing

Useless, fruitless, futile

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unsuccessful

Having an unfavorable outcome:

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lacking

Not having a desirable element

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wanting

Not measuring up to standards or expectations:

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Often used in plural: badlands

A tract of unproductive land.

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wilderness

An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state.

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in-vain

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in want of

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thrive (related)

Having no useful result

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used (related)

That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

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free

Not subject to a given condition; exempt:

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bleak

Providing no encouragement; depressing:

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uncultivable

Not capable of cultivation

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parched (related)

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barren-land (related)

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treeless (related)

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windswept (related)

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inhospitable (related)

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wind-swept (related)

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swampy (related)

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desert-like (related)

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depleted

Extremely tired; exhausted or worn out.

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divested

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effete

Lacking vigor, force of character, moral stamina, etc.; decadent, soft, overrefined, etc.

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exhausted

Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.

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hardscrabble

Earning a bare subsistence, as on the land; marginal:

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immature

Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:

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infecund

Infertile

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jejune

Not nourishing; barren

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meager

Having little flesh; lean; thin.

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nonparous

(Of a woman or female animal) That has not given birth

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nulliparous

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prosaic

(Of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.

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stern

Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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unfertile

Not fertile.

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unfructuous

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desolation

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

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destitution

A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.

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infecundity

Lack of fecundity or fruitfulness; barrenness; sterility; unproductiveness.

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infertility

The inability to conceive children.

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sterility

The state or quality of being sterile.

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wasteland

A region with no remaining resources; a desert.

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profitable (antonym)

Yielding profit; advantageous:

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bootless

Being without advantage or benefit; useless.

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