Synonyms of wearisome

wearisome

adjective

ˈwir-ē-səm 

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

a wearisome lecture on civic responsibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wearisome

There are days, too, when the whole enterprise can seem wearisome, pointless, artificial. — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

For all its virtues, Galvagnon tells me the journey to build Captain Arctic was wearisome. — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025

And while that may be understood going in, buyers can fail to appreciate how wearisome and costly long commutes become over time, or how isolated those used to having a social network close by can start to feel, Malone said. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2025