Synonyms of tiring

tiring 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtī-riŋ 

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

tiring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tire

1

as in weakening

to diminish the physical strength of

I don't want our walk to tire you too much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• exhausting
• softening
• wasting
• debilitating
• enervating
• sapping
• hurting
• injuring
• damaging
• paralyzing
• enfeebling
• depressing
• crippling
• depleting
• devitalizing
• prostrating
• etiolating
• impairing
• disabling
• incapacitating
• harming
• grinding (down)
• impoverishing
• hamstringing
• wearing out
• laying up
• wearing down
• washing out
• invaliding
• unmanning
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• fortifying
• energizing
• invigorating
• recruiting
• rejuvenating
• beefing (up)
• hardening
• vitalizing
• seasoning
• toughening

2

as in exhausting

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous

this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• exhausting
• wearying
• draining
• wearing
• discouraging
• jading
• fatiguing
• putting to sleep
• enervating
• debilitating
• palling
• disheartening
• burning out
• wearing out
• dispiriting
• disabling
• enfeebling
• demoralizing
• fagging
• washing out
• dejecting
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• exciting
• fascinating
• intriguing
• engaging
• stimulating
• absorbing
• amusing
• invigorating
• energizing
• gripping
• busying
• strengthening
• entertaining
• enlivening
• activating
• galvanizing
• animating
• engrossing
• charming
• attracting
• captivating
• enthralling
• mesmerizing
• enchanting
• bewitching
• vitalizing
• involving
• occupying
• monopolizing
• stirring
• alluring
• busying
• immersing
• hypnotizing
• rousing
• beguiling
• rallying
• preoccupying
• pumping up

3

as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of

this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausting
• wearing
• killing
• draining
• wearying
• fatiguing
• busting
• harassing
• wasting
• fagging
• burning out
• breaking
• knocking out
• wearing out
• frazzling
• washing out
• doing in
• doing up
• weakening
• enervating
• debilitating
• outwearing
• sapping
• tuckering (out)
• wearing to a frazzle
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• invigorating
• strengthening
• activating
• resting
• relaxing
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• unwinding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tiring

Adjective

Those with visual impairments cannot read text in the usual way, and people with conditions such as dyslexia may find reading difficult or tiring. — William Jones, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Soreness began settling in, and Mincey taught us a technique for safely walking on locked knees to spare our tiring muscles, which got us through the steep and gravelly hike. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid. — New Atlas, 7 June 2026

These design aspects allow users to operate it for extended periods without tiring or switching between different power outlets. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026