as in restlessness
the state of being bored
she spent that whole meeting in a state of complete boredom, waiting for lunch
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Recent Examples of boredom
More importantly, interactions with sycophantic chatbots impart all the wrong habits for navigating the world of human relationships, where friction, disagreement, boredom and different opinions than your own are prevalent.
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Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Try to avoid late-night snacking out of habit, boredom, or stress.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Italian nonne stirred pots full of sauce with a look of utter boredom and, here and there, Neapolitan ragazzi sat atop their motorini and gawped at the torture.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
In some cases, however, there’s more to a creeping sense of boredom than just stability.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
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Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Try to avoid late-night snacking out of habit, boredom, or stress.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Italian nonne stirred pots full of sauce with a look of utter boredom and, here and there, Neapolitan ragazzi sat atop their motorini and gawped at the torture.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
In some cases, however, there’s more to a creeping sense of boredom than just stability.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boredom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
Noun
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The restlessness didn’t arrive as a thunderclap.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Undoubtedly that restlessness helped fuel his work over the decades.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
Noun
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But the show wouldn’t have worked without Smart, who imbued Deborah with wisdom and weariness, grit and glamour.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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White’s actorly presence comes through in his vocal performance, lending the beleaguered fighter a sense of depressed world-weariness and poignant ennui.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Absent the lush melancholy of classic synth-pop, what Hervé and Amato had in common with their forbears was a spirit of innovation rooted in profound laziness.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
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While the actors are committed, poignant and warm, their upbeat tone doesn’t always blend well with the melancholy of the picture.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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