Synonyms of bored

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adjective

ˈbȯrd 

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted

I was completely bored during that speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tired
• weary
• sick
• wearied
• frustrated
• jaded
• annoyed
• sick and tired
• fed up
• exhausted
• uninterested
• disinterested
• irritated
• disgusted
• apathetic
• dispirited
• satiated
• dejected
• demoralized
• exasperated
• sated
• drained
• disheartened
• glutted
• fatigued
• discouraged
• surfeited
• beat
• blasé
• bushed
• done in
• limp
• enervated
• nauseated
• burned-out
• repulsed
• played out
• worn-out
• world-weary
• tuckered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interested
• engaged
• engrossed
• stimulated
• absorbed
• intrigued
• excited
• rapt
• energized
• amused
• galvanized
• animated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• charmed
• fascinated
• enthralled
• enlivened
• hypnotized
• enchanted
• entertained
• delighted
• pleased
• mesmerized
• captivated
• beguiled
• bewitched
• thrilled

bored

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verb (1)

past tense of bore

1

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in

some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• pierced
• punched
• poked
• holed
• punctured
• riddled
• tapped
• perforated
• cut
• penetrated
• broke
• pricked
• broached
• excavated
• hollowed
• grooved
• split
• slashed
• slit
• gouged
• ruptured
• prickled
• rent
• notched
• gashed
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• plugged
• patched

2

as in pushed

to force one's way

with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• jammed
• shoved
• pressed
• jostled
• crashed
• elbowed
• muscled
• bulldozed
• shouldered
• bulled
• thrust
• rammed

bored

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verb (2)

past tense of bore

as in wearied

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous

the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tired
• wearied
• drained
• jaded
• exhausted
• wore
• discouraged
• fatigued
• put to sleep
• burned out
• enervated
• disabled
• dejected
• disheartened
• palled
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• wore out
• dispirited
• fagged
• demoralized
• washed out
• did in
• tuckered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interested
• engrossed
• engaged
• fascinated
• intrigued
• excited
• stimulated
• enthralled
• absorbed
• amused
• energized
• busied
• entertained
• activated
• gripped
• animated
• enlivened
• attracted
• galvanized
• strengthened
• preoccupied
• captivated
• occupied
• mesmerized
• charmed
• hypnotized
• enchanted
• invigorated
• involved
• immersed
• vitalized
• monopolized
• busied
• beguiled
• stirred
• bewitched
• roused
• allured
• rallied
• pumped up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bored

Adjective

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

The former Spice Girl — who went viral for her bored reaction to England’s winning goal in the team’s quarterfinal victory over Norway on July 11 — hugged her husband after England scored, as seen on the Fox broadcast. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Verb

For anyone bored by the shallow thinking of podcasts, here are real depths. — Air Mail, 27 June 2026

He’s been bored of this war for a while, and in the West Wing, there was a race to be done with it. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026