Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "barren" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fertile fruitful

Derived Terms

barren strawberry barren-ground caribou barrenly barrenness barrenwort nonbarren overbarren semibarren unbarren urchin barren

Etymologically Related To

bare

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

wild wilderness

Type Of (IsA)

wilderness

Related Terms

bleak fertility infertile sterile vegetation

Similar Terms

infertile inhospitable nonexistent sterile sterile unfertile

Synonym Network

desolate destitute sterile

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