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

As a matter of fact, this will probably be one of the more boring editions of this column. — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Alice’s viewpoint is boring, and anyone who agonizes about it forever will never get to the interesting parts. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Some speciality areas like trucking can get brutal and boring with long hours. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026

Kravitz reminded us why simple is never boring with her take on low block heels. — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026