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

The idea that posits that a little bit of red in a room elevates otherwise boring compositions with an unexpected jolt of energy. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

The boring work may be the harder test The footage also highlights a broader challenge facing humanoid robotics. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Fortunately, his movies are boring af … Gibney just assembled a hit list of people who either have an axe to grind or don’t even know me. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Cal’s power donors (justifiably) wanted out of the Justin Wilcox era because steady mediocrity and 20-13 slugfests were boring everyone to tears. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026