Synonyms of boring

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adjective

ˈbȯr-iŋ 

as in tiring

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 & Similar Words

• tiring
• stupid
• dull
• slow
• old
• wearying
• weary
• dusty
• heavy
• dry
• annoying
• monotonous
• uninteresting
• tedious
• irritating
• drab
• tiresome
• tame
• pedestrian
• humdrum
• stodgy
• dreary
• wearisome
• colorless
• stale
• monochromatic
• stuffy
• arid
• exhausting
• ho-hum
• ponderous
• leaden
• numbing
• flat
• mind-numbing
• jejune
• sterile
• pallid
• blah
• drudging
• blank
• unexciting
• barren
• unimaginative
• uneventful
• jading
• uninspiring
• draining
• prosaic
• gray
• unrewarding
• dullish
• soggy
• spiritless
• prosy
• unspectacular
• irksome
• pedantic
• undramatic
• bothersome
• ordinary
• unsensational
• inanimate
• aseptic
• fatiguing
• earthbound
• common
• discouraging
• wearing
• vapid
• commonplace
• cumbersome
• debilitating
• dispiriting
• suspenseless
• pleasureless
• unnewsworthy
• unexceptional
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• unsurprising
• plodding
• enervating
• tepid
• poky
• longsome
• lumbering
• palling
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• intriguing
• involving
• engaging
• exciting
• riveting
• surprising
• wonderful
• engrossing
• spectacular
• amazing
• awesome
• absorbing
• entertaining
• amusing
• wondrous
• gripping
• sensational
• inspiring
• marvelous
• astonishing
• exhilarating
• fabulous
• stimulating
• thrilling
• astounding
• breathtaking
• attractive
• electrifying
• energizing
• charming
• stirring
• rousing
• fascinating
• moving
• alluring
• enthralling
• poignant
• animating
• enchanting
• invigorating
• enlivening
• touching
• attracting
• entrancing
• beguiling
• eye-opening
• bewitching
• rip-roaring
• galvanizing
• diverting
• provocative
• hair-raising
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

boring

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verb (1)

present participle of bore

1

as in drilling

to make a hole or series of holes in

some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilling
• piercing
• punching
• poking
• puncturing
• tapping
• perforating
• riddling
• holing
• cutting
• penetrating
• broaching
• breaking
• grooving
• pricking
• splitting
• prickling
• excavating
• slashing
• gouging
• burrowing (into)
• hollowing
• slitting
• rending
• rupturing
• notching
• gashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• sealing
• plugging
• patching

2

as in pushing

to force one's way

with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• jamming
• crashing
• shoving
• bulldozing
• pressing
• jostling
• elbowing
• thrusting
• bulling
• shouldering
• muscling
• ramming

boring

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verb (2)

present participle of bore

as in wearying

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous

the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tiring
• wearying
• exhausting
• draining
• wearing
• jading
• discouraging
• fatiguing
• putting to sleep
• enervating
• debilitating
• burning out
• palling
• wearing out
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• disabling
• enfeebling
• fagging
• demoralizing
• washing out
• dejecting
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• exciting
• fascinating
• intriguing
• engaging
• amusing
• stimulating
• absorbing
• gripping
• invigorating
• entertaining
• energizing
• charming
• enlivening
• busying
• strengthening
• engrossing
• activating
• galvanizing
• animating
• captivating
• attracting
• enthralling
• mesmerizing
• enchanting
• bewitching
• vitalizing
• involving
• occupying
• monopolizing
• alluring
• hypnotizing
• stirring
• immersing
• beguiling
• busying
• rousing
• rallying
• preoccupying
• pumping up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boring

Adjective

Infrastructure inspection is exactly the kind of boring but highly practical application that modern airships excel at, Grossman says. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers won what was, ultimately, a bit of a boring World Series in five games. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Verb

Best Neutral This solid-colored wool rug was the perfect neutral-but-not-boring option for the space between visuals editor Lizzie Soufleris’ living room and dining area. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2026

Massive drill bits the width of a small trampoline are boring into the ground. — Robert Tann, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026