Synonyms for

Arid

Verb / ˈærʌd / / ˈerʌd / Another word for arid — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Arid means very dry, having little or no rain, or lacking in interest or excitement.

Synonyms & similar words

desiccate desiccated waterless dry barren parched desolate lifeless uninteresting boring dull tedious monotonous unexciting uninspired unstimulating stale flat vapid insipid jejune tasteless unsavory

Synonyms by register

Formal

parched bone-dry desiccated waterless

Informal

dry as a bone baked scorched

Literary

withered barren sun-scorched

Antonyms

wet damp moist humid lush fertile waterlogged

Common collocations

  • arid climate
  • arid land
  • arid region
  • arid conditions
  • arid environment
  • arid desert
  • arid soil

Word family

noun aridity
adjective arid
adverb aridly

Usage note

Primarily used to describe a climate or region lacking sufficient rainfall. Can also be used metaphorically for a lack of interest or emotion.

Example sentences

  1. The cactus can survive in arid conditions with very little water.
  2. The farmer's crops failed due to the arid climate.
  3. The hike through the arid desert was exhausting.
  4. The arid landscape was devoid of any signs of life.
  5. The arid lecture put everyone to sleep.

Quotes

  • The arid earth lay baked and cracked beneath a sky of brass and copper. - Clive Barker
  • The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation. - Walter Elliot
  • The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. Little we see in Nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! - William Wordsworth

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