🏜️barren

adjective
/ˈbærən/

Meaning

too poor to produce much or any vegetation; unproductive or empty
sterile; unable to produce; desolate; unproductive

Example Sentences

The land was barren and could not support crops.

The barren desert stretched for miles without any vegetation.

Example Expressions

barren of ideas

Synonyms

infertile, unproductive, arid, empty, sterile, desolate
Entry 1
infertile, unproductive, arid, empty, sterile
Entry 2
sterile, infertile, desolate, unproductive

Antonyms

fertile, productive, fruitful, lush
Entry 1
fertile, productive, fruitful
Entry 2
fertile, productive, fruitful, lush

Collocations

barren land, barren desert, barren soil, barren of, barren landscape
Entry 1
barren land, barren desert, barren soil, barren of
Entry 2
barren land, barren desert, barren landscape

Related Vocabularies

Uncomfortably small, cramped, or inconvenient.
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open to debate or argument; questionable
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not able to be touched or affected; beyond criticism or attack

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