mind-numbing

adjective

mind-numb·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌnə-miŋ 

: relentlessly tedious : dull

mind-numbingly adverb

Synonyms of mind-numbing

• boring
• tiring
• wearying
• slow
• stupid
• dull
• weary
• dusty
• old

Examples of mind-numbing in a Sentence

that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases

Recent Examples on the Web

As with every year, our theaters and smart TVs will be filled with a sometimes cheerful mix of heady award hopefuls, mind-numbing but merry comedies, big box office blowouts and some out-of-left-field curveballs. —Dan Heching, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

The Browns probably weren’t going to be able to drive 70-plus yards in around 90 seconds to either tie the game or give themselves a chance to win, but the mind-numbing penalties took any hypothetical last-second heroics out of the storyline. —Zac Jackson, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

Concurrent with the compound complexity of contemporary cars, most have become mind-numbing thick-as-a-brick tomes. —Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Yes, this may have been a mind-numbing barrage of percentages. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mind-numbing

• becoming
• forthcoming
• homecoming
• incoming
• oncoming
• shortcoming
• succumbing
• upcoming
• coming
• cumming
• drumming
• gumming