DRONER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

droner

noun

Definition of droner

as in bore

someone or something boring the movie turned out to be a droner

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Noun

Its creators expected coding and debugging effort to fall to less than one-fifth, and early use bore that out.

— Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Scar, The Lion King Really, though, wasn’t Mufasa such a bore?

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of bore

Noun

That explains some of how Eubank Jr ended up spending two days in hospital hooked up to a drip after his first fight against Benn.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Pitchside Coffee serves a variety of espresso drinks, drip coffee, iced teas, matcha and more.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of drip

Noun

Fresh off a walk-off loss the day before, Dave Roberts was asked about his team’s recent play and couldn’t stifle a yawn.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Livestream cameras at Alaska’s Katmai National Park recently spotted the distinctive brown bear cub (Ursus arctos) sitting in the grass (and giving a little yawn), according to Popular Science.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of yawn

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