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Synonyms for dry
draɪdry
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
dry, prohibitionistadjective
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Synonyms:
prohibitionistAntonyms:
moist, nonalcoholic, washed, dampish, drunk, sticky, clammy, muggy, undried, steaming, watery, muddy, bedewed, showery, humid, fresh, unhumorous, humorless, drizzly, sloppy, intoxicated, emotional, humourless, mucky, miry, dewy, soggy, waterlogged, phlegmy, sloughy, wet, sweet, tacky, squashy, rheumy, boggy, marshy, gaseous, stimulating, tearful, steamy, quaggy, liquid, besprent, misty, dank, swampy, damp, reeking, fancy, productive, soppy, lactating, inebriated, drippy, rainy, soddendryadjective
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
"dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
sodden, showery, watery, drizzly, reeking, rheumy, drippy, intoxicated, muggy, washed, liquid, steamy, inebriated, waterlogged, bedewed, nonalcoholic, humid, fancy, phlegmy, lactating, wet, miry, dank, sweet, unhumorous, gaseous, damp, sloppy, dewy, undried, sticky, marshy, rainy, dampish, mucky, boggy, productive, sloughy, swampy, tearful, tacky, misty, humorless, stimulating, fresh, moist, soggy, steaming, soppy, muddy, besprent, humourless, squashy, clammy, drunk, emotional, quaggydry, ironic, ironical, wryadjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
squashy, marshy, boggy, wet, humourless, nonalcoholic, tacky, muddy, dampish, quaggy, swampy, rainy, watery, besprent, undried, drunk, tearful, humorless, showery, dank, sodden, reeking, soppy, fresh, humid, miry, emotional, muggy, waterlogged, sweet, drippy, sloppy, soggy, phlegmy, dewy, unhumorous, damp, clammy, sloughy, moist, washed, drizzly, bedewed, steamy, mucky, lactating, inebriated, misty, stimulating, fancy, sticky, gaseous, steaming, liquid, productive, rheumy, intoxicateddryadjective
lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
inebriated, showery, humorless, fancy, muggy, tearful, misty, washed, sweet, bedewed, dampish, wet, watery, emotional, steamy, unhumorous, stimulating, drizzly, quaggy, rainy, soppy, reeking, damp, sodden, drunk, rheumy, besprent, sloppy, miry, undried, lactating, intoxicated, sticky, tacky, steaming, squashy, phlegmy, sloughy, dewy, humourless, humid, gaseous, nonalcoholic, drippy, swampy, waterlogged, fresh, productive, marshy, liquid, boggy, soggy, clammy, mucky, muddy, dank, moistdryadjective
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
productive, sloppy, rainy, phlegmy, squashy, fancy, steaming, fresh, sweet, sodden, marshy, showery, sticky, clammy, boggy, humid, reeking, besprent, unhumorous, tearful, tacky, bedewed, watery, undried, sloughy, muggy, emotional, intoxicated, wet, dank, dampish, dewy, rheumy, miry, drunk, drippy, quaggy, nonalcoholic, misty, soppy, stimulating, soggy, mucky, steamy, humourless, drizzly, humorless, muddy, swampy, lactating, liquid, moist, washed, inebriated, waterlogged, gaseous, dampdryadjective
not producing milk
"a dry cow"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
lactating, misty, clammy, rheumy, wet, besprent, soggy, mucky, drizzly, soppy, sloppy, gaseous, humourless, productive, unhumorous, steamy, liquid, sloughy, drunk, reeking, swampy, boggy, humorless, fancy, sodden, emotional, bedewed, muddy, washed, sticky, stimulating, muggy, miry, dewy, tearful, humid, fresh, marshy, dampish, intoxicated, dank, sweet, phlegmy, tacky, quaggy, undried, inebriated, rainy, showery, watery, nonalcoholic, damp, drippy, moist, squashy, waterlogged, steamingdryadjective
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
wet, soppy, lactating, watery, sloughy, moist, drizzly, humourless, sticky, inebriated, steamy, sloppy, gaseous, damp, reeking, sodden, washed, steaming, rheumy, dampish, dewy, clammy, quaggy, tacky, squashy, nonalcoholic, stimulating, tearful, fancy, productive, miry, unhumorous, mucky, muddy, fresh, liquid, sweet, bedewed, drunk, rainy, waterlogged, misty, undried, muggy, humorless, drippy, soggy, dank, emotional, showery, boggy, phlegmy, humid, besprent, marshy, swampy, intoxicateddryadjective
without a mucous or watery discharge
"a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
damp, waterlogged, phlegmy, emotional, wet, soppy, drizzly, sloughy, fancy, undried, humourless, dampish, rheumy, gaseous, liquid, humorless, sweet, lactating, sodden, soggy, sloppy, dewy, swampy, miry, washed, misty, watery, muddy, unhumorous, muggy, quaggy, moist, humid, tacky, tearful, inebriated, mucky, sticky, stimulating, drunk, dank, reeking, steamy, besprent, rainy, clammy, steaming, drippy, squashy, fresh, nonalcoholic, showery, marshy, bedewed, intoxicated, productive, boggydryadjective
not shedding tears
"dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
steaming, sloppy, sweet, showery, dank, reeking, wet, watery, drizzly, rheumy, drunk, bedewed, misty, muggy, emotional, steamy, dampish, moist, clammy, swampy, sticky, rainy, humourless, soppy, lactating, besprent, gaseous, nonalcoholic, productive, phlegmy, inebriated, drippy, boggy, fancy, soggy, humid, sodden, marshy, squashy, sloughy, washed, undried, liquid, tearful, fresh, stimulating, damp, quaggy, humorless, dewy, unhumorous, tacky, miry, mucky, intoxicated, waterlogged, muddydry, juicelessadjective
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
"a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
besprent, fancy, soppy, wet, nonalcoholic, muggy, productive, inebriated, intoxicated, muddy, gaseous, sweet, mucky, humorless, showery, undried, sodden, sloppy, humourless, swampy, tacky, misty, miry, rainy, unhumorous, sticky, boggy, quaggy, steamy, watery, drizzly, rheumy, tearful, damp, dewy, emotional, sloughy, drunk, dank, steaming, liquid, phlegmy, humid, clammy, stimulating, marshy, fresh, waterlogged, reeking, squashy, washed, dampish, drippy, bedewed, lactating, moist, soggydryadjective
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
stimulating, washed, intoxicated, steaming, misty, fresh, clammy, quaggy, sweet, watery, waterlogged, rainy, sloughy, drizzly, wet, rheumy, humorless, muddy, moist, soggy, sticky, unhumorous, sloppy, dewy, sodden, tacky, liquid, nonalcoholic, humid, steamy, dampish, swampy, reeking, fancy, emotional, drunk, muggy, besprent, phlegmy, miry, undried, damp, showery, humourless, squashy, gaseous, dank, drippy, soppy, tearful, boggy, bedewed, lactating, mucky, inebriated, productive, marshydryadjective
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
steamy, undried, drizzly, humourless, washed, emotional, moist, watery, rainy, sloppy, drippy, marshy, quaggy, squashy, muddy, damp, sticky, clammy, soggy, drunk, phlegmy, sweet, mucky, gaseous, wet, dampish, miry, steaming, fresh, liquid, fancy, soppy, humid, bedewed, showery, humorless, besprent, swampy, reeking, tacky, boggy, tearful, inebriated, muggy, waterlogged, dewy, sodden, productive, nonalcoholic, unhumorous, sloughy, intoxicated, stimulating, lactating, misty, dank, rheumydryadjective
having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
drizzly, fresh, quaggy, sloughy, boggy, steamy, miry, muggy, stimulating, watery, inebriated, sloppy, drippy, wet, dewy, dampish, tacky, reeking, showery, steaming, squashy, clammy, rheumy, fancy, humorless, swampy, bedewed, phlegmy, misty, productive, lactating, marshy, humourless, damp, soggy, unhumorous, muddy, sodden, intoxicated, drunk, waterlogged, liquid, dank, washed, tearful, gaseous, sweet, besprent, sticky, humid, mucky, emotional, soppy, nonalcoholic, undried, rainy, moistdryadjective
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"; "dry meat"
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ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
squashy, quaggy, undried, intoxicated, drippy, besprent, fancy, muddy, steaming, sloppy, lactating, drizzly, washed, muggy, waterlogged, watery, reeking, inebriated, tearful, dewy, humid, liquid, productive, steamy, damp, misty, wet, fresh, dampish, sticky, sweet, phlegmy, sloughy, sodden, stimulating, mucky, miry, drunk, bedewed, marshy, swampy, showery, soggy, moist, humourless, soppy, gaseous, rheumy, boggy, emotional, nonalcoholic, clammy, dank, rainy, humorless, unhumorous, tackydryadjective
having a large proportion of strong liquor
"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
drizzly, humorless, steamy, waterlogged, quaggy, besprent, misty, wet, boggy, clammy, watery, emotional, swampy, reeking, muddy, tacky, moist, stimulating, humid, nonalcoholic, showery, lactating, sticky, squashy, sweet, soppy, inebriated, fancy, phlegmy, miry, sloppy, mucky, drunk, fresh, bedewed, rainy, productive, gaseous, dank, marshy, washed, dewy, sodden, tearful, unhumorous, humourless, dampish, muggy, damp, drippy, liquid, intoxicated, rheumy, steaming, undried, sloughy, soggydryadjective
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
"a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
watery, soggy, productive, humid, miry, clammy, fresh, misty, dank, marshy, besprent, reeking, showery, boggy, rheumy, muddy, fancy, mucky, muggy, steamy, waterlogged, tearful, sweet, intoxicated, rainy, steaming, lactating, swampy, sloppy, sticky, humourless, unhumorous, drunk, emotional, tacky, quaggy, nonalcoholic, wet, drippy, sloughy, soppy, damp, sodden, stimulating, moist, humorless, inebriated, bedewed, gaseous, dewy, dampish, undried, drizzly, liquid, phlegmy, washed, squashydry, teetotalverb
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
"he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
watery, nonalcoholic, marshy, clammy, dank, muddy, steamy, bedewed, humourless, undried, sloughy, wet, humorless, soppy, productive, sloppy, mucky, soggy, showery, sticky, tearful, gaseous, sweet, liquid, lactating, unhumorous, misty, dampish, muggy, steaming, swampy, fancy, drizzly, drunk, quaggy, fresh, reeking, dewy, tacky, emotional, phlegmy, rainy, rheumy, miry, stimulating, moist, intoxicated, besprent, boggy, waterlogged, drippy, sodden, washed, damp, inebriated, humid, squashydry, dry outverb
remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Antonyms:
muddy, intoxicated, steamy, fancy, drippy, soggy, gaseous, liquid, boggy, squashy, tacky, reeking, inebriated, drunk, rheumy, humid, wet, watery, drizzly, quaggy, dank, humorless, unhumorous, mucky, washed, productive, steaming, moist, dampish, sticky, undried, clammy, lactating, marshy, rainy, muggy, showery, sloppy, emotional, miry, sodden, waterlogged, misty, fresh, humourless, tearful, swampy, damp, stimulating, bedewed, sloughy, besprent, phlegmy, soppy, sweet, nonalcoholic, dewydry, dry outverb
become dry or drier
"The laundry dries in the sun"
Antonyms:
steamy, lactating, stimulating, reeking, damp, productive, sticky, muddy, dampish, fancy, dank, inebriated, rheumy, waterlogged, misty, wet, washed, marshy, muggy, unhumorous, miry, sloppy, sodden, tacky, sweet, tearful, dewy, liquid, humourless, watery, undried, clammy, fresh, squashy, soggy, gaseous, phlegmy, showery, sloughy, drippy, soppy, besprent, rainy, humid, nonalcoholic, intoxicated, mucky, emotional, moist, drizzly, steaming, bedewed, humorless, boggy, swampy, quaggy, drunk
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dryadjective
dryadjective
Synonyms:
thirsty, craving drinkdryadjective
Synonyms:
uninteresting, barren, dull, jejune, meagre, tame, vapid, unembellished, plaindryadjective
dryverb
Synonyms:
desiccate, exsiccate, free from moisture, make drydryverb
Synonyms:
become dry, lose moisture
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dryadjective
Synonyms:
desiccated, exsiccated, dried, evaporated, arid, parched, anhydrous, droughty, barren, uninteresting, jejune, vapid, tedious, prosaic, tame, sharp, keen, quaint, shrewd, drolldryverb
Synonyms:
evaporate, desiccate, exsiccate, arefy, insolate (dry in the sun), torrefy, infumate (dry in smoke)
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#2507 | dry | |
#5836 | stem | |
#8539 | drain | |
#8618 | dried | |
#10534 | neat | |
#11556 | ces | |
#11873 | drying | |
#11972 | drought | |
#13293 | dull | |
#13889 | esa | |
#14260 | wipe | |
#15263 | secs | |
#15901 | gan | |
#16305 | sect | |
#18314 | arid | |
#18930 | ironic | |
#20658 | upland | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#22879 | tame | |
#24547 | barren | |
#29779 | sarcastic | |
#31742 | sce | |
#32983 | drier | |
#36905 | dehydrated | |
#41204 | lifeless | |
#44609 | wry | |
#46565 | anhydrous | |
#46838 | seco | |
#48293 | monotonous | |
#48861 | torr | |
#53115 | uninteresting | |
#57393 | dryland | |
#69569 | parched | |
#94014 | vapid | |
#121994 | ironical | |
#158950 | ceas | |
#212656 | parch | |
#231614 | prohibitionist |
How to use dry in a sentence?
We are starting 2015 with a serious deficit that won’t be resolved this summer, so we must start thinking about what to do in April, when the dry season begins and we won’t have any more technical reserves to use.
If we have recurring drought and it comes back strong after the El Nino, we predict we are going to have a lot more tree mortality, if drought persists and we lose forest, it will be replaced with something. Typically when forests get too dry and they die off, usually shrub lands and grasslands do the replacing.
A lot of people just spray like a blessing and then wipe, the compound gets caught up in the cloth, so it's not as effective. But the wipes have the right dose and they have to dry, which helps kill the pathogen.
The best time to speak own mind is when the emotions reach to the peak to make the soul to weep and the heart to cry yet the eyes appear dry of tears.
We got out fast, but we'd already practiced an evacuation because it's a dry year.
Translations for dry
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- dorAfrikaans
- جفف, جاف, يبسArabic
- ҡороBashkir
- сухіBelarusian
- сух, изсъхвам, съхна, изсушавам, сушаBulgarian
- sec'hBreton
- eixugar, assecar, sec, eixutCatalan, Valencian
- schnout, suchýCzech
- sych, sychuWelsh
- tørDanish
- trocknen, trockenGerman
- στεγνός, άνυδρος, ξηρόςGreek
- sekaEsperanto
- secarse, enjugar, secar, secoSpanish
- kuivatama, kuivama, kuivEstonian
- lehorBasque
- خشکPersian
- kuivaa, vedetön, kuivua, absoluuttinen, kuiva, kuivattaa, kuivataFinnish
- turrurFaroese
- sécher, sec, faire sécherFrench
- droechWestern Frisian
- tirimIrish
- tioramScottish Gaelic
- secar, secoGalician
- çhirrymManx
- התייבש, ייבש, יָבֵשׁHebrew
- सूखाHindi
- szárít, száraz, száradHungarian
- չորացնել, չորանալ, չորArmenian
- keringIndonesian
- sikaIdo
- þurr, þurrka, þornaIcelandic
- inaridire, essiccare, secco, rinsecchire, asciugare, asciugarsi, asciuttoItalian
- 乾かす, 乾く, 拭くJapanese
- მშრალი, გამშრალიGeorgian
- 건, 말리다, 마른, 마르다Korean
- وشک کردن, وشک بوون, وشکKurdish
- seghCornish
- exsuco, sicco, siccusLatin
- dréchnen, dréchenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ແຫ້ງLao
- džiūti, išdžiūti, sausas, džiovintiLithuanian
- žūt, izžūt, sauss, žāvētLatvian
- сувMacedonian
- ခြောက်Burmese
- droge, drogen, droog, droog wordenDutch
- tørrNorwegian
- yíłtseiiNavajo, Navaho
- secar, sec, assecarOccitan
- wysychać, suchy, osuszaćPolish
- seco, enxugar, secarPortuguese
- ch'akichiy, ch'akiyQuechua
- sitg, shetg, segar, setg, seccar, sech, sechar, secher, secRomansh
- arid, usca, deshidratat, uscat, secRomanian
- сушить, сухой, вытереть, высохнуть, сохнуть, вытирать, высыхать, высушитьRussian
- शुष्कSanskrit
- су̑х, sȗhSerbo-Croatian
- suchýSlovak
- súhSlovene
- i thatëAlbanian
- torka, torr, vit, torrlagdSwedish
- -kavuSwahili
- ఆరబెట్టు, పొడి, ఆరిపోవుTelugu
- แห้งThai
- tuyôTagalog
- kuru, quruTurkish
- сухийUkrainian
- سوکھاUrdu
- khôVietnamese
- sägikVolapük
- פֿאַרטריקנטYiddish
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