boring
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Synonyms
arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying
Antonyms
absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting
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Her closing statement? Veering classic doesn’t have to be boring. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Amal Clooney Is Back in Action—And Looks Better Than Ever," 24 Apr. 2019 But doing rep after rep of 'em can get a bit, well, boring. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "Strengthen Your Glutes and Thighs With This Lateral Lunge Variation From Celebrity Trainer Kira Stokes," 1 Mar. 2019 And by boring and reinforcing the tunnel simultaneously, Musk thinks their custom machine can work 15 times faster than existing boring machines. — Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, "I Went to the Opening of Elon Musk's First Boring Company Tunnel and Here Is What I Found," 19 Dec. 2018 In the same poll, 58% of respondents rated England’s summer game as equally boring. — The Economist, "Major League Baseball makes a pitch to Britain," 10 May 2018 The tunnel boring machine, sort of a mechanical mole, will be brought to Louisville in pieces, carried by as many as 40 semi trucks. — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, "This massive machine will dig a new tunnel under Louisville. Watch how it will work," 29 Jan. 2018 Life would be boring if everybody’s crowns look the same. — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, "Kelly Rowland's New Music Video Shatters Beauty Standards," 6 Feb. 2019 Going to the park, Matthew said, is boring compared with Fortnite. — Betsy Morris, WSJ, "How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys," 21 Dec. 2018 The whole thing is surprisingly not-boring, even though the very title Actors on Actors forces me to suppress a reflexive jerk-off motion. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "This Week in Timothée Chalamet," 7 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'boring.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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