Synonyms for arid
ˈær ɪdarid

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1. arid

   Synonyms:
   dry, parched, sterile, unproductive

   Antonyms:
   moist, dewy, watered, fertile, luxuriant, exuberant, verdant, blooming, productive

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1. arid, waterlessadjective

   lacking sufficient water or rainfall

   "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"

   Synonyms:
   desiccated, waterless, desiccate

   Antonyms:
   lively, wet

2. arid, desiccate, desiccatedadjective

   lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

   "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo

   Synonyms:
   desiccated, waterless, dried-out, desiccate, dehydrated, dried

   Antonyms:
   wet, lively

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1. aridadjective

   Synonyms:
   dry, dried up, parched with heat

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1. aridadjective

   Synonyms:
   dry, barren, unproductive, parched, sterile, uninteresting, dull, unsuggestive

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1. List of paraphrases for "arid":

   dry, drought, barren, dryland, semi-arid, aridity

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1. Jim Green:

   Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of in the past. Under certain circumstances, liquid water has been found on Mars.

2. Jonathan Loar:

   One reason is that Gandharan scrolls, like the one at the Library of Congress, were typically buried in terra cotta jars and interred in a stupa, a dome-shaped structure often containing Buddhist texts or relics, another reason is that the relatively high, arid climate of the Gandharan region helps preserve materials like manuscripts on birch bark.

3. Spencer Cox:

   We have to conserve water better, we have to use less water. ... We have water restrictions across the state, we have to store more water. The people that settled these arid mountain valleys and western states knew that. We're not doing a great job of that anymore. I'm grateful that in this bipartisan infrastructure push there is money for that type of infrastructure, storing water above ground and underground as well will make a big difference.

4. Kathie Barstnar:

   ... Preventing stormwater from carrying pollutants into the ecosystems around an area. But a few states over, in Colorado, the semi-arid environment makes water a precious resource. There are significant number of unknowns, even if you just look at the water retention requirements, colorado has very extensive water rights laws. There are also mechanical and engineering challenges, plus ongoing maintenance expenses and concerns costs will be passed down to consumers, hurting smaller businesses and renters. Whether it's office rents, or apartment rents, the biggest complaint we hear daily in Colorado right now is rents are too high, said developer Jim Neenan, president and CEO of Prime West Development. Another issue raised is that it impacts all buildings of a certain size, regardless of whether it's a church, historical building, non-profit or affordable housing. You can drive around the city or walk around the city, you can see example after example of buildings that there would be no way to put a green roof on.

5. Bonner Cohen:

   This is a man-made disaster, southern California is an arid part of the world where droughts -- even severe droughts -- are commonplace, and knowing this, you’d think the government of California would have included this mathematical certainty in its disaster preparedness planning, but the government has done nothing, not even store rain, as the population has continued to grow.