STODGY Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

stodgy

adjective

ˈstä-jē

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy

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Recent Examples of stodgy Four long years, during which the relationship between the flashy, flamboyant player and the sometimes-stodgy organization that turned him into a Charlotte legend seemed to spoil, turning almost rotten at times. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026 Japan’s old, stodgy government is initially too caught up in bureaucratic red tape and inertia to mount a response. —

James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 The once stodgy and slow growth world of companies that produce and sell power has become an investor favorite. —

Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 Still, Scherzinger was fascinated with the way the enfant terrible’s brain worked and his ability to attract a new generation of theatergoers to London’s once-stodgy West End. —

Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stodgy

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This season has an annoying habit of taking what is an easy vote, trying to confuse us into getting excited that something interesting is going to happen, only for the easy and most boring thing to happen in the end.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
The boring machine can excavate to extreme depths, according to a report.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026