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

As Hathaway spoke about the importance of costume design, Wintour looked about the audience with a sort of bored expression before putting on her signature sunglasses. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026

The darkly satirical film stars Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, and Keanu Reeves and is set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Shot with devotion by DP Hélène Louvart, frame after frame looks like it’s been ripped from the pages of a fashion magazine that someone like Anna might occupy herself with, eternally bored by the rich comforts that their prison-like home provides. —David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026

You won’t be bored here, thanks to multiple natural hot springs, waterfalls, and the resort's adventure center. —Lauren P. Reyes, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026