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

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

Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 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