Exporting water from an arid country to the rainy Europe is pure folly.
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Arid
/ˈæɹ.ɪd/
Synonyms for "arid" (195 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Noun(8 words)
arerearidifyingdesert ecosystemdesert ecosystemsdesert habitatdesert life descriptiondesert terraindesiccating
Adjective(8 words)
barren climateboringdesert biotic communitydesertlikedesertlike silencedesertlike terraindesiccatedesiccated
Strong matches (59)
Related words (97)
leadenleanlifelesslike parchmentliteralliteral mindedlow spiritedlow-spiritedmenopausalmoisturelessmonotonousmundanenonfertilenonproducingnonproductivenonprolificpalepallidpedanticpedestrian
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Adjective(9 words)
Noun(6 words)
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2 entriesclimate conditionwriting style
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesarid climatearid environmentarid landscapearid regionarid soil
Inflections
2 entriesmore aridmost arid
Derivations
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
It is an arid region, almost a desert.
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It's the most arid landscape I've ever seen.
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In the central portion of the great North American Continent there lies an arid and repulsive desert, which for many a long year served as a barrier against the advance of civilization. From the Sierra Nevada to Nebraska, and from the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the south, is a region of desolation and silence.
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