| Main Entry: | dry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moistureless |
Synonyms: |
anhydrous, arid, athirst, baked, bald, bare, barren, dehydrated, depleted, desert, desiccant, desiccated, drained, dried-up, droughty, dusty, evaporated, exhausted, hard, impoverished, juiceless, not irrigated, parched, rainless, sapless, sapped, sear, shriveled, stale, thirsty, torrid, unmoistened, waterless |
Antonyms: |
damp, dripping, humid, juicy, moist, soaked, soggy, watery, wet |
| Main Entry: | dry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, uninteresting |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, blah, boring, bromidic, draggy, dreary, dull as dishwater, dusty, ho hum, impassive, inelaborate, insipid, matter-of-fact, modest, monotonous, naked, phlegmatic, plain, simple, tedious, tiresome, trite, weariful, wearisome |
Antonyms: |
exciting, interesting, juicy, lively, untiring |
| Main Entry: | dry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic, sharp-tongued |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, arcane, biting, caustic, cutting, cynical, deadpan, droll, harsh, humorous, ironical, keen, low-key, restrained, salty, sardonic, satirical, sharp, sly, sour, subtle, tart |
| Main Entry: | absorbent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | capable of physically taking in a liquid |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, bibulous, dry, imbibing, penetrable, permeable, porous, pregnable, retentive, spongy, thirsty |
Antonyms: |
impermeable |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter in words or behavior |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, hateful, hurtful, mordant, nasty, offensive, sarcastic, sharp, stinging, trenchant, vitriolic |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | acidulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acetose, dry, piquant, sharp, tart |
Antonyms: |
sugary, sweet |
| Main Entry: | arid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uninterested, spiritless |
Synonyms: |
boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, insipid, lackluster, lifeless, tedious, unanimated, uninspired, vapid, wearisome |
Antonyms: |
interested, lively, spirited |
| Main Entry: | barren |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to support growth |
Synonyms: |
arid, depleted, desert, desolate, dry, effete, empty, fallow, fruitless, impotent, impoverished, infecund, infertile, parched, sterile, unbearing, uncultivable, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive, waste |
Antonyms: |
developing, fecund, fertile, filled, full, growing, productive, useful |
| Main Entry: | drab |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, colorless |
Synonyms: |
arid, blah*, bleak, boring, brown, characterless, cheerless, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, dry, dull as dishwater, faded, flat, gloomy, gray, grungy, lackluster, lusterless, muddy, murky, run-down, same, shabby, somber, subfuse, unchanging, uninspired, vapid, zero* |
Antonyms: |
bright, colorful, inspired |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | boring, uninteresting |
Synonyms: |
abused, archaic, arid, big yawn, blah, colorless, common, commonplace, dead, dismal, dreary, driveling, dry, familiar, flat, hackneyed, heavy, ho hum, hoary, humdrum*, insipid, jejune, longwinded, monotonous, oft-repeated, ordinary, out-of-date, plain, pointless, prolix, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, repetitive, routine, run-of-the-mill, soporific, stale, stock, stupid, tame, tedious, tired, tiresome, trite, unimaginative, uninspiring, usual, usual thing, vapid, worn-out |
Antonyms: |
active, exciting, interesting, lively |