as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I was completely bored during that speech
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as in drilled
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 wearied
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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Recent Examples of bored
Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Martha, bored, had tried an experiment.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
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
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Adjective
Learn more about why kids get bored at school and how to help.
—Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Martha, bored, had tried an experiment.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Two skaters, racing against the clock around a long oval, in an antiseptic urban facility, bored me.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bored
tired
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Even in Huntington Beach, residents tired of perpetual culture wars rejected two ballot measures last year seeking to give the City Council more control over a municipal library system that Van Der Mark long claimed was essentially providing pornography to children.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ditch those tired frozen meals and try out something a bit more exciting in your work lunch routine.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bored. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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