bored

adjective

ˈbȯrd 

: filled with or characterized by boredom

a bored voice

She had never been more bored in her life than while waiting for her delayed flight.

Bobbi slouched back against the cushions doing her best impression of a bored teenager …

—Ingrid Law

Synonyms of bored

• tired

Examples of bored in a Sentence

I was completely bored during that speech

Recent Examples on the Web

Salting the Tomatoes for Sandwiches Tomato sandwiches are a staple lunch at grandma’s during summertime, and bored kiddos tend to love chipping in. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026

Weed was booming as Americans sat out the pandemic stressed and bored. — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

If their goal is to grant access to her particular perspective, then that perspective seems only that of a bored and aloof tween. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026

An Oscar campaign in the 21st century is a barrage of media attention and narrative management, and one of the biggest dangers to a movie’s Best Picture chances is that people will get bored and want to talk about something else. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bored

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword