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dry

modif.

Having little or no moisture
arid, parched, waterless, dried up, evaporated, desiccated, juiceless, barren, dehydrated, anhydrous, drained, rainless, not irrigated, droughty, bare, thirsty, waterproof, rainproof, baked, hard, shriveled, desiccant, desert, dusty, sapless, unmoistened, sere, depleted, dry as dust, bone-dry*; see also sterile 2.
Antonyms wet*, moist, damp.
Thirsty
parched, dehydrated, athirst; see thirsty.
Lacking in interest
boring, uninteresting, tedious, flat; see dull 4.
Possessed of intellectual humor
satirical, subtle, sarcastic, cynical, sly, salty, ironic, wry, droll, humorous, restrained, sardonic, biting; see also funny 1, witty.
Antonyms raucous*, crude, slapstick.
Having restrictions on alcoholic liquors
prohibitionist, prohibited, temperate, abstinent, abstemious, sober, restricted, having local option, bone-dry*, arid*, straight*, teetotal*.

dry suggests a lack or insufficiency of moisture, in either a favorable or unfavorable sense, and hence figuratively connotes a lack of life or spirit a dry climate, a dry river bed, a dry lecture; arid implies an abnormal, intense dryness, esp. with reference to a region or climate, and strongly implies barrenness or lifelessness an arid waste, arid prose

not dry behind the ears*

immature, young, naive; see inexperienced, naive.

dry Synonyms

dry

v.

To become dry
lose moisture, dehydrate, evaporate, dry up, dry out, shrivel, wither, wilt, undergo evaporation; see also evaporate 1, wither.
To cause to become dry
wipe, drain, air-dry, dehydrate, freeze-dry, blot, sponge, towel, desiccate, exsiccate, parch, scorch, condense, concentrate, exhaust, torrefy; see also drain 1, empty 2.

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Another word for dry

adjective

Having little or no liquid or moisture:
anhydrous, arid, bone-dry, moistureless, sere, waterless. See dry
Having little or no precipitation:
arid, droughty, rainless, thirsty. See dry
Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident. See sounds
Needing or desiring drink:
parched, thirsty. (Archaic) athirst. See dry
Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:
acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, sour, tangy, tart¹. See taste
Without addition, decoration, or qualification:
bald, bare, plain, simple, unadorned, unvarnished. See plain
With little or no emotion or expression:
impassive, matter-of-fact, unemotional. See attitude, excite
Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See excite
Arousing no interest or curiosity:
boring, drear, dreary, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See excite

verb

To make or become free of moisture.
Also used with out: dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, parch. See dry
To make or become physically hard:
cake, concrete, congeal, harden, indurate, petrify, set¹, solidify. See solid

phrasal verb dry up

To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:
mummify, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen. See dry
To make or become no longer active or productive:
deplete, desiccate, give out, play out, run out. See continue