Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe dry, barren and empty areas of land in British Thesaurus

barren (adjective)

barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there

arid (adjective)

an arid place is very dry without many plants because of a lack of rain

wild (adjective)

a wild area is one where people do not live or cannot live

bare (adjective)

bare trees or areas of land have nothing growing on them

deserted (adjective)

used about places that have not had people in them for a long time

dry (adjective)

used about regions

parched (adjective)

extremely dry because of hot weather

sun-baked (adjective)

made hard and dry by very hot sun

treeless (adjective)

a treeless area does not have any trees

lifeless (adjective)

a lifeless place does not have anything living or growing there

barren (adjective)

a barren place is dry and empty, with few plants growing

dead (adjective)

a place that is dead has no living plants or animals in it

dusty (adjective)

covered with dry soil or sand

open (adjective)

an open space or area is not covered or enclosed, or does not have many buildings, trees etc in or on it

openness (noun)

the fact that an area is not surrounded by something such as walls or trees

wide open ()

consisting of a large area with no buildings on it

windswept (adjective)

a windswept place has a lot of wind and not many buildings or trees to protect it