fallow

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore F words

left inactive or uncultivated, especially of land or talent

In a sentence

Fallow in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fallow in a sentence.

After the acclaimed debut, the author endured a fallow decade with no new work.

Synonyms

dormantidleuncultivated

Antonyms

productiveactivecultivated

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Fallow (adjective) means left inactive or uncultivated, especially of land or talent

Here is fallow used in an example sentence: "After the acclaimed debut, the author endured a fallow decade with no new work."

Common synonyms for fallow include dormant, idle, uncultivated.

Antonyms of fallow include productive, active, cultivated.

Fallow is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.