Barren
Barren adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Usage example: if tobacco fields aren't allowed to lie idle once every few years, they will become barren
Depleted and barren are semantically related. in unable to support growth topic. In some cases you can use "Depleted" instead an adjective "Barren".
Nearby Words: barrenness, barrenly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Earth That Was: Earth was a depleted, barren Memorial to the human race by the time the Shadow invaded.
Source: Roleplay / Lords of Shadow -
Far away, lost in the clouds, the land of the winged Nohrin grew barren, depleted of essential resources.
Source: Western Animation / Delgo -
Years into the future, humanity's technology has reached great advances, but at a cost: over time, they have also depleted their natural resources and rendered Earth a barren wasteland, forcing humans to retreat underground and build a new life for themselves there.
Source: Visual Novel / Area X
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