Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Barren

Fertile

The most appropriate antonym for the word barren is fertile.

• Barren means unproductive or unfruitful.
• Fertile means productive or capable of producing a lot.

The other words do not have the same meaning as barren and are therefore not antonyms.

• Arid means dry and lacking in vegetation.
• Desert means a large, dry, sandy, or rocky area with little or no vegetation.
• Unfruitful means not producing fruit or crops.