STODGY Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

stodgy

adjective

ˈstä-jē

Definition of stodgy

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy

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Recent Examples of stodgy Its direction is stodgy and unimpressive, and its screenplay stilted and mawkish. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 July 2026 That sort of living-document approach helps keep The Invite from coming off as overly stagy or stodgy. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026 There’s also the idea that Hollywood finally, after being very stodgy, began to change its marketing and advertising policies. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 If the dip still feels a bit stodgy, try adding a little more tahini or olive oil to smooth it out. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stodgy

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Adjective

The boring rosters, the passive-aggressive press conferences, the endless parade of mediocre seasons — cresting and falling with an inexplicable 2021 and 2026 — has been brutal to watch.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
The real world is always more boring than sci-fi, but solving this part of the puzzle will still be fascinating and not easy.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

Those include Japan’s massive debt that exceeds 200% of GDP, fiscal stimulus that’s expected to worsen the deficit, and a central bank that’s been slow to raise rates in the face of high inflation.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
With two outs, Junior Caminero hit a slow roller on a 1-2 slider that third baseman Encarnacion-Strand could not field cleanly for a run-scoring infield single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of slow

Adjective

So when the 36-year-old was pronounced dead in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday, shock and grief stretched around the world.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics saw its shares jump as much as 629% during its Wednesday market debut in Shanghai—an eye-popping rally that pushed 36-year-old chairman and CEO Wang Xingxing’s net worth to $16 billion.

— Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

Food & Drink You’ll find just two dining venues on the property, The Dining Room (which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and the poolside Palapa Bar, but there’s no chance of tiring of the fare.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Permanent Marker Removal Trying to scrub permanent marker away is tiring, time-consuming, and often futile without some type of product to loosen the marker.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tiring

Adjective

Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy.

— Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
The Dodge Durango Hellcat is the most accessible way to go stupid-fast in a three-row family car thanks to the Escalade V‘s high price tag.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

As competition intensifies, Walmart and Kroger are lowering prices across the board to appeal to inflation-weary, cost-conscious consumers.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Within years, the iconoclastic comic was a weary and defeated man — broke, baggy-eyed, and prematurely old.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of weary

Adjective

Say goodbye to dusty interiors and read on for our top picks for the best cordless stick vacuums, spin mops, and two-in-one vac-and-mop robot vacs.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Even as dusty plasma at small scales organizes itself in two dimensions, the researchers plan to carry to out 3D simulations in the future.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dusty

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