All arid synonyms
arΒ·id
A a adj arid
- barren β A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- dusty β filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- parched β to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- bone-dry β very dry.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- dreary β causing sadness or gloom.
- lifeless β not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- thirsty β feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- moisture β condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
- dry as a bone β (simile) completely dry; totally dry.
- dry as dust β dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.
- waterless β devoid of water; dry.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- colorless β Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- drab β dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- insipid β without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
- lackluster β lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- tedious β event: dull
- uninspired β not inspired; not creative or spirited: an uninspired performance; an uninspired teacher.
- vapid β lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.
- wearisome β causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- animated β Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
adjective arid
- baked β to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- infertile β not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
- sere β dry; withered.
- uninteresting β engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- sterile β free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- unexciting β producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
- tepid β moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
- unimaginative β characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- spiritless β without spirit.
- uninterested β having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.
- colourless β Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- lacklustre β lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.