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  • change
  • oil
  • immerse
  • occupy
  • moisten
  • liquefy
  • plunge
  • infuse
  • lubricate
  • dampen
  • deluge
  • enwrap
  • lade
  • macerate
  • overflow
  • perspire
  • sop
  • souse
  • spatter
  • spread out
  • submerse
  • bathe
  • brew
  • dip
  • douse
  • drench
  • drown
  • engulf
  • impregnate
  • marinate
  • permeate
  • pickle
  • quench
  • settle
  • soak
  • splash
  • submerge
  • suffuse
  • wash
  • wash with water and, usually, soap
  • swamp
  • prepare by boiling
  • make wet
  • take moisture out of
  • inundate with water
  • put into liquid
  • saturate
  • drench, extinguish with liquid
  • wet thoroughly
  • submerge in liquid; submerge and die
  • dip in liquid
  • absorb, overwhelm
  • submerge in liquid
  • infuse, fill; make pregnant
  • introduce; soak
  • make slippery
  • make wet, damp
  • be busy with
  • pour out, flood
  • filter, spread throughout
  • preserve fruit or vegetable
  • dive or fall fast
  • destroy, extinguish
  • wash off, out
  • drench, wet through
  • come to rest; fall
  • drench, wet
  • make very wet
  • splash, sprinkle
  • let soak
  • dunk in liquid
  • overwhelm, flood
  • bathe, clean
  • dampen; put water in
  • dank
  • oily
  • watery
  • hot
  • close
  • moist
  • heavy
  • wet
  • airless
  • clammy
  • luscious
  • oppressive
  • slick
  • slippery
  • sodden
  • sultry
  • sweaty
  • tufted
  • yummy
  • creamy
  • damp
  • delicious
  • fatty
  • gooey
  • greasy
  • juicy
  • liquid
  • misty
  • mossy
  • muddy
  • muggy
  • rainy
  • saturated
  • slimy
  • soaked
  • steamy
  • sticky
  • stormy
  • succulent
  • sweltering
  • watered
  • all
  • very hot
  • near, nearby
  • smooth, buttery
  • wet, humid
  • sarcastic, sharp-tongued
  • dull, uninteresting
  • moistureless
  • full of adipose tissue
  • sticky, gummy
  • slippery, oily
  • depressed, gloomy
  • very high in temperature
  • very damp, referring to weather
  • fluid, flowing, melting
  • delicious, delectable
  • wet, wettish
  • dark and cloudy
  • fatty, greasy
  • hot and humid
  • smooth, polished
  • oozy, gooey
  • smooth, slick
  • damp or soaking
  • gummy, adhesive
  • rough (referring to weather)
  • juicy, delicious
  • damp with perspiration
  • given water
  • liquid, diluted
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What is the opposite word for Dry?

  • wet

    dehydrate, dehydrated

  • damp

    dehydrated, dull

  • moist

    dehydrated, moistureless

  • humid

    dehydrated, moistureless

  • interesting

    dull, sarcastic

  • sweet

    sarcastic

  • moisten

    dehydrate, take moisture out of

  • water

    wet, take moisture out of

  • soggy

    sarcastic, dull

  • watery

    sarcastic, dull

  • soak

    take moisture out of

  • dampen

    take moisture out of

  • lively

    dull, moistureless

  • soaked

    moistureless, sarcastic

  • exciting

    moistureless

  • dripping

  • juicy

  • bloom

    take moisture out of

  • grow

  • sodden

  • soppy

  • dank

  • full

  • clear

  • kind

  • dull

  • mild

  • nice

  • bland

  • fill

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3. dry

verb. [‘ˈdraɪ’] remove the moisture from and make dry.

Etymology

  • dry (English)
  • drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. dry

verb. [‘ˈdraɪ’] become dry or drier.

Etymology

  • dry (English)
  • drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. dry

adjective. [‘ˈdraɪ’] humorously sarcastic or mocking.

Etymology

  • dry (English)
  • drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. dry

adjective. [‘ˈdraɪ’] lacking warmth or emotional involvement.

Etymology

  • dry (English)
  • drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. dry

adjective. [‘ˈdraɪ’] having a large proportion of strong liquor.

Etymology

  • dry (English)
  • drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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  1. dryverb

    Antonyms:
    drench, moisten, wet

    Synonyms:
    drain, parch

  2. dry

    Antonyms:
    moist, fresh, juicy, lively, entertaining

    Synonyms:
    arid, parched, moistureless, juiceless, barren, tame, sarcastic, vapid, lifeless, dull, tedious, uninteresting, monotonous

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  1. dry, prohibitionistadjective

    a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

    Antonyms:
    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, sodden

    Synonyms:
    prohibitionist

  2. dryadjective

    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»

    Antonyms:
    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, quaggy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  3. dry, 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»

    Antonyms:
    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, intoxicated

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  4. dryadjective

    lacking moisture or volatile components

    «dry paint»

    Antonyms:
    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, moist

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  5. dryadjective

    opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

    «the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers»; «a dry state»

    Antonyms:
    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, damp

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  6. dryadjective

    not producing milk

    «a dry cow»

    Antonyms:
    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, steaming

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  7. dryadjective

    (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

    «a dry white burgundy»; «a dry Bordeaux»

    Antonyms:
    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, intoxicated

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  8. dryadjective

    without a mucous or watery discharge

    «a dry cough»; «that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose»

    Antonyms:
    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, boggy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  9. dryadjective

    not shedding tears

    «dry sobs»; «with dry eyes»

    Antonyms:
    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, muddy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  10. dry, 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

    Antonyms:
    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, soggy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  11. dryadjective

    used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

    «dry weight»

    Antonyms:
    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, marshy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  12. dryadjective

    unproductive especially of the expected results

    «a dry run»; «a mind dry of new ideas»

    Antonyms:
    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, rheumy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  13. dryadjective

    having no adornment or coloration

    «dry facts»; «rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner»

    Antonyms:
    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, moist

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  14. dryadjective

    (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

    «dry toast»; «dry meat»

    Antonyms:
    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, tacky

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  15. dryadjective

    having a large proportion of strong liquor

    «a very dry martini is almost straight gin»

    Antonyms:
    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, soggy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  16. dryadjective

    lacking warmth or emotional involvement

    «a dry greeting»; «a dry reading of the lines»; «a dry critique»

    Antonyms:
    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, squashy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  17. dry, teetotalverb

    practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

    «he’s been dry for ten years»; «no thank you; I happen to be teetotal»

    Antonyms:
    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, squashy

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, ironic, juiceless

  18. dry, 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, dewy

    Synonyms:
    dry out, run dry

  19. dry, 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

    Synonyms:
    dry out, run dry

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  1. dryadjective

    Synonyms:
    desiccated, exsiccated, dried, evaporated, arid, parched, anhydrous, droughty, barren, uninteresting, jejune, vapid, tedious, prosaic, tame, sharp, keen, quaint, shrewd, droll

  2. dryverb

    Synonyms:
    evaporate, desiccate, exsiccate, arefy, insolate (dry in the sun), torrefy, infumate (dry in smoke)

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  1. lagoon

    not wet, stiff, uncomfortable

    it was a dry summer so all the water was gone

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use dry in a sentence?

  1. John Jay Chapman:

    People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.

  2. Jay Hauck:

    Pro-ban supports would like to make it cut and dry, but it’s a very complicated issue, it’s an onion, and you can have to peel away the layers.

  3. Jack London:

    I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

  4. Robertson Davies:

    He types his labored column — weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

  5. Daniel Swain:

    The Colorado River shortage’s extremely fortunate that October and December 2021 were very wet months in California, as otherwise this extremely dry January and start to February would have produced pretty dire consequences.

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1

as in thirsty

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity

the dry climate of the American Southwest


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2

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

a very dry topic for a lecture at a museum of natural history


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3

as in cold

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

a dry temperament that suited him well in a desk job that required no interaction with the customers


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1

as in to desiccate

to make dry

the wind quickly dried their clothes


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2

as in to fade

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness

his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town


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as in teetotalist


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Antonyms for (verb) dry

Main entry: dry, dry out

Definition: remove the moisture from and make dry

Usage: dry clothes; dry hair

Antonyms: wet

Definition: cause to become wet

Antonyms for (adj) dry

Main entry: dry

Definition: without a mucous or watery discharge

Usage: a dry cough; that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose

Antonyms: phlegmy

Definition: characterized by phlegm


Main entry: dry

Definition: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

Usage: a dry white burgundy; a dry Bordeaux

Antonyms: sweet

Definition: (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content


Main entry: dry

Definition: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

Usage: dry land; dry clothes; a dry climate; dry splintery boards; a dry river bed; the paint is dry

Antonyms: wet

Definition: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

Antonyms: hungry

Definition: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food


Main entry: dry

Definition: not producing milk

Usage: a dry cow

Antonyms: wet, lactating

Definition: producing or secreting milk


Main entry: dry

Definition: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

Usage: the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers; a dry state

Antonyms: wet

Definition: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages


Main entry: dry

Definition: lacking moisture or volatile components

Usage: dry paint

Antonyms: wet

Definition: containing moisture or volatile components


Main entry: dry

Definition: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

Usage: dry toast; dry meat

Antonyms: patterned

Definition: having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

Antonyms: fancy

Definition: not plain; decorative or ornamented


Main entry: dry

Definition: having no adornment or coloration

Usage: dry facts; rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner

Antonyms: patterned

Definition: having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

Antonyms: fancy

Definition: not plain; decorative or ornamented


Main entry: dry

Definition: having a large proportion of strong liquor

Usage: a very dry martini is almost straight gin

Antonyms: nonalcoholic

Definition: characterized by the absence of alcohol


Main entry: dry

Definition: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

Usage: dry weight

Antonyms: liquid

Definition: existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

Antonyms: gaseous

Definition: existing as or having characteristics of a gas

Antonyms: hollow

Definition: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity


Main entry: dry, teetotal

Definition: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

Usage: he’s been dry for ten years; no thank you; I happen to be teetotal


Main entry: dry

Definition: lacking warmth or emotional involvement

Usage: a dry greeting; a dry reading of the lines; a dry critique

Antonyms: emotional

Definition: of more than usual emotion


Main entry: dry

Definition: unproductive especially of the expected results

Usage: a dry run; a mind dry of new ideas

Antonyms: productive

Definition: producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)


Main entry: juiceless, dry

Definition: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

Usage: 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

Antonyms: exciting

Definition: creating or arousing excitement

Antonyms: stimulating

Definition: rousing or quickening activity or the senses


Main entry: dry, wry, ironic, ironical

Definition: humorously sarcastic or mocking

Usage: dry humor; an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely; an ironic novel; an ironical smile; with a wry Scottish wit


Main entry: dry

Definition: not shedding tears

Usage: dry sobs; with dry eyes

Antonyms: tearful

Definition: filled with or marked by tears

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