Synonyms of leaden

leaden

adjective

ˈle-dᵊn 

1

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

a leaden performance of a classic American play that nearly put us to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in gray

of the color gray

the leaden sky made everything seem dark and depressing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gray
• silver
• slate
• faded
• grayish
• silvery
• pale
• white
• slaty
• pewter
• dull
• steely
• neutral
• sandy
• argentine
• whitish
• dirty
• colorless
• ashen
• sad
• achromatic
• chocolate
• chalky
• ashy
• livid
• hoary
• mousy
• washed-out
• palish
• grizzled
• sepia
• dun
• hoar
• brindled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deep
• rich
• bright
• gay
• colored
• chromatic
• colorful
• varicolored
• multicolored
• ablaze
• variegated
• polychromatic
• polychrome
• motley

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leaden

When Ronaldo took possession, the 41-year-old striker looked leaden. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 18 June 2026

For how vibrant and buoyant the film’s cinematography, production design, and costume design are, the script and its laborious dialogue are twice as leaden. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026

On a rainy morning the vistas are wild and windswept, both sea and sky taking on leaden hues; on a sunny afternoon, the blue waves roll towards the land in hypnotic lines, merging into the sky. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026

But there was nothing overstuffed or leaden about Harth-Bedoya’s interpretation. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026