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
Nick Hornby was indicating his boredom at Destiny’s Child.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, boredom is more manageable than burnout.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And when boredom comes, trouble follows.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The children try to amuse themselves with TV and video games, but their boredom is clear.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, boredom is more manageable than burnout.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And when boredom comes, trouble follows.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The children try to amuse themselves with TV and video games, but their boredom is clear.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
Noun
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For Walmsley, one of the world’s most successful ultrarunners, the sport has always been more than a career or a hobby – more than just a way to appease his restlessness.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes that translated to a certain restlessness in still moments.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lacy’s new music maintains his sly sense of humor, but with a barefaced melancholy that pushes it to new emotional depths.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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More often than not, the film’s nostalgia is sweet and enjoyable because it is paired with the melancholy that comes from all the acknowledgments of the actors from the original who died over the last 29 years.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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