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

Every minute that a kid sits bored in a classroom crushes their desire. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

The club soon grew as others who were bored with their routines began to join. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

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

In the buildup to Friday’s match, all sorts of American eyes bored in on Pulisic’s injury. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 20 June 2026