Synonyms of wearying

wearying 1 of 2

adjective

as in tiring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

a wearying effort to sort through years of records

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

wearying

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verb

present participle of weary

1

as in boring

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous

these constant complaints are really wearying me

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in exhausting

to use up all the physical energy of

a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wearying

Verb

But for two hours the film is just set-piece after set-piece, backed by a deafening score, which becomes rather wearying. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 July 2026

Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Even for those spared personal catastrophe, the broader atmosphere has been wearying; institutions strained, norms eroded, tempers short. — Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026

And then, with wearying inevitability, the Premier League would follow suit. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

Jurors had endured a wearying six-week trial and testimony from 76 witnesses — for which they were paid just $20 a day. — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2023