Synonyms for arid
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Dry
2. Barren
barren, dull, uninteresting, sterile, boring, unproductive, humdrum, colorless US, colourless UK, monotonous, prosaic, vapid, tedious, jejune
Definitions
- adj. 1
Very dry.
- adj. 2
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Deserts are known for being arid.
Example sentences
- dry He wrung out the dish towel and hung it up to dry.
- barren Algeria's Sahara is barren and sparsely populated.
- uninteresting The majority of the songs became uninteresting.
- dusty There were some dusty handprints on Felix's truck.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| arid | falling | |
| dry | steady | |
| desiccated | steady | |
| desiccate | steady | |
| barren | steady | |
| uninteresting | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dry1
- 4 letters
- dull1, sere1
- 5 letters
- dusty2, vapid2, xeric
- 6 letters
- boring2, barren2, torrid2, jejune2
- 7 letters
- tedious3, sterile2, prosaic3, humdrum2
- 9 letters
- colorless3, waterless, desiccate3
- 10 letters
- monotonous4, colourless, desiccated4
- 12 letters
- unproductive4
- 13 letters
- uninteresting4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dusty2 = 2 syllables).