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Synonyms & Antonyms of bored
(Entry 1 of 3)
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
- I was completely bored during that speech
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- beat,
- burned-out
- (or burnt-out),
- bushed,
- done in,
- drained,
- enervated,
- exhausted,
- fatigued,
- limp,
- played out,
- tuckered (out),
- worn-out
- blasé
- (also blase),
- world-weary
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bored
verb (1)
past tense of bore
Synonyms & Antonyms of bored (Entry 2 of 3)
1
to make a hole or series of holes in
- some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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bored
verb (2)
past tense of bore
Synonyms & Antonyms of bored (Entry 3 of 3)
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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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bored. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of bored was in 1823
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