shriveled vs withered

shriveled and withered both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shriveled	No	Yes	No	No
withered	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, shriveled and withered are synonyms defined as:

shriveled and withered: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Other synonyms of shriveled include dried-up, sear, sere, shrivelled.

As adjectives, shriveled and withered are synonyms defined as:

shriveled and withered: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

Other synonyms of shriveled include shrivelled, shrunken, wizen, wizened.

shriveled (adjective)	withered (adjective)
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture	lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness