Arable and Impoverished

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Arable adjective - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively.

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Impoverished is an antonym for arable.

Impoverished adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.

Usage example: an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed

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Arable is an antonym for impoverished.

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