Synonyms of tedium

tedium

noun

ˈtē-dē-əm 

as in boredom

the state of being bored

the tedium of spending a rainy afternoon trapped inside the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boredom
• ennui
• restlessness
• weariness
• melancholy
• blahs
• monotony
• doldrums
• listlessness
• dulness
• dullness
• lethargy
• joylessness
• indifference
• lassitude
• languor
• lifelessness
• cheerlessness
• torpidity
• torpor
• sameness
• apathy
• languidness
• unconcern
• dispiritedness
• monotonousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fascination
• involvement
• immersion
• absorption
• excitement
• enchantment
• stimulation
• engagement
• engrossment
• amusement
• animation
• captivation
• entertainment
• relief
• beguilement
• bewitchment
• diversion
• invigoration
• enlivenment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tedium

Google's new tool lets users search for flight options using natural language, rather than having to go through the tedium of searching for an endless combination of dates and destinations to find a good deal. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

For Scholten, real life is what any Los Angeleno knows all too well: hours stuck in soul-crushing traffic, Monday through Friday, with only podcasts to allay the tedium. —IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025

GitHub's Copilot reduces the tedium of writing boilerplate functions by autocompleting repetitive code patterns. —Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

Boredom can sometimes feel like a bygone luxury in an age of screens and constant distractions—yet even with all the content in the world at our fingertips, tedium manages to creep in. —Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2025