Synonyms of arid

arid

adjective

ˈa-rəd 

1

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

an arid speech about duty and responsibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• dusty
• tiring
• slow
• weary
• dull
• wearying
• stupid
• dry
• old
• heavy
• tame
• drab
• annoying
• monotonous
• uninteresting
• irritating
• tedious
• pedestrian
• dreary
• wearisome
• tiresome
• colorless
• leaden
• humdrum
• stale
• monochromatic
• ponderous
• stodgy
• barren
• stuffy
• flat
• jejune
• exhausting
• numbing
• sterile
• pallid
• ho-hum
• grey
• mind-numbing
• jading
• prosy
• drudging
• draining
• gray
• prosaic
• soggy
• blah
• blank
• spiritless
• dullish
• unrewarding
• unimaginative
• unexciting
• inanimate
• uneventful
• irksome
• uninspiring
• aseptic
• unspectacular
• earthbound
• undramatic
• pedantic
• unsensational
• bothersome
• ordinary
• fatiguing
• common
• debilitating
• discouraging
• enervating
• vapid
• commonplace
• wearing
• unnewsworthy
• dispiriting
• tepid
• suspenseless
• cumbersome
• demoralizing
• pleasureless
• unexceptional
• disheartening
• pokey
• unsurprising
• palling
• poky
• plodding
• lumbering
• longsome
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• engaging
• engrossing
• absorbing
• wonderful
• wondrous
• marvellous
• gripping
• astonishing
• surprising
• spectacular
• riveting
• amazing
• exciting
• marvelous
• stimulating
• inspiring
• astounding
• awesome
• exhilarating
• sensational
• amusing
• breathtaking
• fabulous
• entertaining
• thrilling
• energizing
• attractive
• electrifying
• stirring
• charming
• moving
• rousing
• enlivening
• alluring
• animating
• fascinating
• enchanting
• poignant
• invigorating
• touching
• enthralling
• beguiling
• attracting
• entrancing
• bewitching
• galvanizing
• diverting
• eye-opening
• rip-roaring
• hair-raising
• provocative
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• spellbinding
• mesmerizing
• arresting

2

as in dry

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity

arid wastelands unfit for human habitation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dry
• thirsty
• sear
• droughty
• desert
• waterless
• sere
• desertic
• bone-dry
• parched
• sunbaked
• dehydrated
• air-dry
• baked
• hyperarid
• desertlike
• rainless
• ultradry
• xerothermic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moist
• humid
• wet
• damp
• saturated
• dank
• sodden
• soggy
• bathed
• dripping
• watered
• waterlogged
• soaked
• watery
• drenched
• washed
• soaking
• flooded
• sopping
• awash
• soppy
• drowned
• submerged
• overflowed
• soused
• hydrated
• doused
• inundated
• dowsed
• deluged
• swamped

Examples of arid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scientists think that wild desert plants, such as nitrogen-fixing tree legumes and water-efficient succulents, could be critical to sustainable farming in a hotter, more arid world. —Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024

Spain’s arid coast looms in one direction; the tip of Africa in another, less than 10 miles away. —Josh Lederman, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024

It’s also suited to a range of climates but performs best in hot arid environments. —Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2024

The flooding in Henan and surrounding provinces last week – and the double hit of arid heat and floods in a matter of weeks – has prolonged what has already been a devastating period of extreme weather across China that’s forecast to continue. —Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 July 2024