<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate</li><li>barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland</li><li>lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile: an arid treatment of an exciting topic</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>uninspiring</li><li>dreary</li><li>pedantic</li><li>jejune</li><li>uninspired</li><li>vapid</li><li>tedious</li><li>dull</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>imaginative</li><li>spirited</li><li>exciting</li><li>interesting</li><li>lively</li></ul>