38
empty(adjective, clear, free, poor, base)
35
unproductive(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
31
sterile(adjective, weak, poor, clean, base)
31
arid(adjective, clear, hard, dry, bare)
29
infertile(adjective, slight, poor, thin, small)
29
bare(adjective, clear, hard, weak, free)
28
unfruitful(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
27
desolate(noun, adjective, clear, blank, bare)
26
desert(noun, adjective, area, environment, clear)
21
waste(noun, adjective, poor, base, wild)
21
bleak(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
21
poor(adjective, clear, weak, slight, thin)
21
uninhabited(adjective, blank, bare, empty, bleak)
20
fruitless(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, product)
18
useless(adjective, dull, flat, poor, base)
17
dry(adjective, dull, hard, weak, poor)
17
futile(adjective, flat, poor, base, inferior)
17
impotent(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, short)
17
worthless(adjective, dull, poor, base, value)
15
unprofitable(adjective, flat, poor, base, inferior)
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