Synonyms for sear

Verb

1. sear, scorch, heat, heat up

usage: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"

2. scorch, sear, singe, burn, combust

usage: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

3. parch, sear, dry, dry out

usage: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

Adjective

1. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered, dry (vs. wet)

usage: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"