Reactionary, brittle, arid, arduous, arid, aloof, biting, prohibitionist, crisp, arch-conservative, arch-conservative, and monetarist are all synonyms for dry. Fresh and moist are these antonyms of dry. And here are another 171 synonyms for dry.
1. shrivelled
2. parched
3. thirsty
4. basic
5. indifferent
6. subtle
7. teetotal
8. sharp
7. monetarist
8. monetarist