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Synonyms & Antonyms of boring
(Entry 1 of 3)
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
- I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it
Synonyms for boring
- arid,
- colorless,
- drab,
- dreary,
- drudging,
- dry,
- dull,
- dusty,
- flat,
- heavy,
- ho-hum,
- humdrum,
- jading,
- jejune,
- leaden,
- mind-numbing,
- monochromatic,
- monotonous,
- numbing,
- old,
- pedestrian,
- ponderous,
- slow,
- stale,
- stodgy,
- stuffy,
- stupid,
- tame,
- tedious,
- tiresome,
- tiring,
- uninteresting,
- wearisome,
- weary,
- wearying
Words Related to boring
- aseptic,
- barren,
- blah,
- dullish,
- pleasureless,
- prosaic,
- prosy,
- soggy,
- spiritless
- blank,
- earthbound,
- gray
- (also grey),
- inanimate,
- pallid,
- pedantic,
- sterile,
- suspenseless,
- undramatic,
- uneventful,
- unexciting,
- unimaginative,
- uninspiring,
- unnewsworthy,
- unrewarding,
- unsensational,
- unspectacular
- cumbersome,
- lumbering,
- plodding,
- poky
- (or pokey)
Near Antonyms for boring
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- awesome,
- eye-opening,
- fabulous,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- sensational,
- spectacular,
- surprising,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
- animating,
- breathtaking,
- electrifying,
- energizing,
- enlivening,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- galvanizing,
- hair-raising,
- inspiring,
- invigorating,
- rip-roaring,
- rousing,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- thrilling
Antonyms for boring
boring
verb (1)
present participle of bore
Synonyms & Antonyms of boring (Entry 2 of 3)
1
to make a hole or series of holes in
- some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
Synonyms for boring
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Near Antonyms for boring
boring
verb (2)
present participle of bore
Synonyms & Antonyms of boring (Entry 3 of 3)
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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The first known use of boring was in 1785
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