I'm worried she'll dehydrate.
Source: tatoeba (276077)
Dehydrate
/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/
Synonyms for "dehydrate" (103 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (21)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (31)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(9 words)
Related words (51)
Noun(7 words)
landscape without waterparchingshrivelingshrivellingunderwateringunderwatering plantswater deficient
Adjective(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: desiccate, exsiccate, air-dry, anhydrate, arere.
- Sentence evidence is available for dehydrate, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "dehydrate".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "dehydrate"
Keep "dehydrate" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "dehydrate" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "dehydrate", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "dehydrate" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
6 entriesdehydrate fruitdehydrate herbsdehydrate meatdehydrate vegetablesextreme dehydrationmild dehydration
Collocations
6 entriesdehydrate foodsdehydrate fruitdehydrate quicklydehydrate the bodydehydration processdehydration symptoms
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 26 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- deshidratar verb (to lose or remove water)
Czech
1 entries- dehydrovat verb (to lose or remove water)
Danish
1 entries- dehydrere verb (to lose or remove water)
Dutch
1 entries- dehydrateren verb (to lose or remove water)
Finnish
3 entries- kuivata verb (to lose or remove water)
- kuivattaa verb (to lose or remove water)
- poistaa vesi verb (to lose or remove water)
French
1 entries- déshydrater verb (to lose or remove water)
Galician
1 entries- deshidratar verb (to lose or remove water)
German
1 entries- dehydrieren verb (to lose or remove water)
Indonesian
1 entries- mendehidrasi verb (to lose or remove water)
Italian
1 entries- disidratare verb (to lose or remove water)
Japanese
1 entries- 脱水する verb (to lose or remove water)
Kazakh
1 entries- сусыздандыру verb (to lose or remove water)
Manx
1 entries- jee-ushtaghey verb (to lose or remove water)
Marathi
2 entries- निर्जल करणे verb (to lose or remove water)
- निर्जल होणे verb (to lose or remove water)
Māori
3 entries- tauraki verb (to lose or remove water)
- whakamaroke verb (to lose or remove water)
- whakatārehe verb (to lose or remove water)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قورومق verb (to lose or remove water)
Polish
2 entries- odwadniać verb (to lose or remove water)
- odwodnić verb (to lose or remove water)
Portuguese
1 entries- desidratar verb (to lose or remove water)
Romanian
1 entries- deshidrata verb (to lose or remove water)
Russian
3 entries- дегидрати́ровать verb (to lose or remove water)
- обезво́дить verb (to lose or remove water)
- обезво́живать verb (to lose or remove water)
Spanish
1 entries- deshidratar verb (to lose or remove water)
Swedish
1 entries- torka ut verb (to lose or remove water)
Tagalog
1 entries- patuyuin verb (to lose or remove water)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཞ་རློན་འཐེན verb (to lose or remove water)
Turkish
1 entries- kurumak verb (to lose or remove water)
Welsh
1 entries- dadhydradu verb (to lose or remove water)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Before their canoe trip down the Yukon River, Tom and Mary had decided to dehydrate their fruits and vegetables in order to take up less space.
Source: tatoeba (9969558)
dehydrate food
Source: wiktionary
Running in the heat can quickly dehydrate you.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "dehydrate"?
Closest matches include desiccate, exsiccate, air-dry, anhydrate, arere.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "dehydrate"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.