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
Spent and barren are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spent" instead an adjective "Barren".
Nearby Words: barrenness, barrenly
Both words in one sentence
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He has already spent an immeasurable amount of time on a barren, uninhabited planet after his creators left him there.
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Spent and Barren. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barren/spent
Barren & Spent. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barren/spent>.
Spent or Barren. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barren/spent.
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