BORE Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

bore 1 of 3

verb (1)

ˈbȯr

Definition of bore

as in to drill

to make a hole or series of holes in some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard

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as in to push

to force one's way with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors

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bore

2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to weary

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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bore

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noun

as in yawn

someone or something boring for once, the graduation speaker wasn't a real bore

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Recent Examples of bore

Verb

Jasmine is spunky, intelligent, bored with the whole royalty scene, and able to take care of herself. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Draft for ceiling, not for boring. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Noun

These photos, too, bore traces of Surrealism, as evidenced by his portrait series of Magritte, whose iconicity reflects that of the artist himself. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026 Cabbage loopers feed on leaf undersides, creating windowpane patterns, while later larval stages chew holes or bore into cabbage heads, causing stunted growth or failure to form a head. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bore

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore

Verb

The Chileans drilled holes allowing workers to insert a camera and pinpoint his location.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
On his way to 25 points, Acuff made some sharp pick-and-roll reads, drilled some midrange pull-ups and drew a few and-1s.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of drill

Verb

Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Normally, the onshore flow — a west-to-southwest wind that creates the ocean breeze and pushes air away from the coasts — would push the particulate matter with it.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of push

Noun

Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour yourself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and get ready to go out onstage.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 July 2026
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of yawn

Verb

Defensively strong enough to stifle their talented attackers, with the technical ability to pierce their backline on the counter.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Even Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, the windshield pierced by Ross’s bullet, was bundled away by the FBI into a storage facility before state law enforcement could get a look at it.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of pierce

Verb

The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
With inflation squeezing their margins and rideshare platforms demanding a large share of their earnings, a driver’s split-second decision to accept a fare is a high-stakes calculation of business survival.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
In the race itself, Evenepoel and fellow escapee Mathieu van der Poel were criticised for working alongside eventual winner Pogačar, rather than attempting to force the Slovenian to do all the work and tire himself out.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of tire

Noun

From ayahuasca circles and mail-order ketamine lozenges to off-label peptide injections, IV drips and longevity treatments, there’s a seemingly infinite number of ways to look and feel better that people will swear by in this town.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Choose from a banana bread latte, an espresso soda, or a single-origin drip, and then grab a bag of their small-batch roasted beans to take with you.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

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