The trees are barren or bear only small fruit.
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Barren
/ˈbæɹən/
Synonyms for "barren" (227 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Adjective(15 words)
desolatearid groundarid soilarid valleybarebleakbleak outlookbleakercold desertdeforested landdesert biotic communitydeserted landdesertlikedesertlike silencedesertlike terrain
abortiveacarpousaridbarebarrensblahblandblankbleachedbleakbloodlessbootlessbrushbushcelibatecharacterlesschildlessclearcoldcolorless
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Verb(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
desert life descriptiondesert terrain
Strong matches (68)
Related words (113)
leadenleanlifelessliteralliteral mindedlonelylow spiritedlow-spiritedmeagremenopausalmundanenonfertilenonproducingnonproductivenonprolificnonremunerativenugaciousnugatorynullnull and void
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of no forceotioseoutbackpalepallidparchedpedestrianploddingpointlesspokyponderouspoorprofitlessprosaicprosingprosyrewardlesssaharasalt flatsine proleslowsolemnspiritlessstaidsterilestiffstodgystolidstuffysucked drysuperficialtastelesstediousteemlessunavailinguncultivableuncultivatedunfancifulunfertileunfruitfulunidealunimaginativeuninspireduninventiveunlivelyunoriginalunplowedunpoeticunpoeticalunproductiveunprofitableunprolificunrelievedunremunerativeunrewardingunromanticunromanticizedunsownuntilleduselessvacantvacuousvainvapidvirginvoidwastewastedwastelandwhitewildwildernesswildnesswith nothing insidewithout contentwithout issuewoodenworn-out
Adjective(10 words)
leaflessnonpomiferousstarksterilesterile instrumentsterile pondsterile samplesterile techniqueunproductiveunproductive approach
Determiner(1 words)
more nonlife
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesMore specific
8 entriesbarren groundbarren treedesolate landscapefruitless effortinfertile soilsterile fieldsterile plantunproductive attempt
Collocations
5 entriesbarren landbarren landscapebarren patchbarren soilbarren wasteland
Inflections
2 entriesmore barrenmost barren
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesSample sentences
35 total sentences available.
He is barren of creative spirit.
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He had to spend many barren days.
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I am not a rhinoceros, I am not a tiger, but I am led into this barren wild...
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