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
The Minions are a universally funny antidote to summer boredom, providing nonstop, easily digestible laughs for the whole family.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Jan. 2026
Trevor Pinkalla saw the frustration, boredom and misery on his son's face and wanted to bring him something worth remembering on Christmas.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
In his discussion of why humans find boredom so challenging, Martin Heidegger described this as a difficulty to be in the present, an anxious need to make the time pass, to forget our situation and move away from the present.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Start with small doses of boredom and work up to longer stretches of unstructured time.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Jan. 2026
Trevor Pinkalla saw the frustration, boredom and misery on his son's face and wanted to bring him something worth remembering on Christmas.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
In his discussion of why humans find boredom so challenging, Martin Heidegger described this as a difficulty to be in the present, an anxious need to make the time pass, to forget our situation and move away from the present.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Start with small doses of boredom and work up to longer stretches of unstructured time.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boredom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
Noun
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Bowie’s genius was a driver and a result of an unquenchable inner restlessness.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is because of the productive restlessness that Safdie fosters in his colleagues, many of whom have been at his side for decades, and, of course, the spirit of his wildly original new character.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And one of the only times that a true sense of road weariness seemed to creep in.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Maintaining player buy-in while addressing tactical issues and subsequently evolving is more taxing when the initial freshness of a manager’s arrival dissipates and some weariness sets in.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Dec. 2025
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Neither a square nor prime number, 2026 is still intriguing Number enthusiasts may be looking to the new year with a touch of melancholy.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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Cookie cravings, a tinge of melancholy, and the urge to hibernate and fix your life all at once.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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