soul-sucking
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8.5
- adjective
- Informal
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- For all the guys that went through the soul-sucking years, this has to be heaven.
You're holding on to toxic relationships, you're maybe holding on to a soul sucking job or a path in your life.
- You're holding on to toxic relationships, you're maybe holding on to a soul sucking job or a path in your life.
Examples
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It stings; it's soul-sucking and rib-cage-crushing and all that, for sure, but ultimately, it should just make you want to pick yourself up and be even better than you already hoped you were.
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My parents have been married for over 20 years, and it is one of those loveless, soul-sucking unions.
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And I do my best to find ways to make these discussions less painful and soul-sucking on my end.
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The key is that my job isn't the soul-sucking variety.
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You're holding on to toxic relationships, you're maybe holding on to a soul sucking job or a path in your life.
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It can be tedious, intoxicating, inspiring, or soul-sucking at any given moment on any given day.
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They have soul sucking jobs that are robbing them of their time and energy where they can allocate that to things that they enjoy, they love.
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It was soul-sucking, degrading work (If you ever worked the drive-thru window, you would understand), and I highly doubt he ever lowered himself to that level.
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I was just thinking of all the courses I've taken: graphic design, web development, art, culinary, yet here I sit in a mind-numbing, soul-sucking clerical position.
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Many people feel that their daily routine is a soul-sucking cycle of work and responsibilities.
Synonyms
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3.7
Feeling like you have no feelings inside
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2.2
Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better
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3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
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6.3
Cold and showing no warm or deep feeling
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6.5
So boring that you stop paying attention
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6.9
Making something feel very dull and boring
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7.9
Very boring and depressing so you lose interest and energy
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4.4
Making you feel very tired and low on energy
Not enjoyable or satisfying
Antonyms
How Draining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soul-sucking joins soul ('spirit' or deep energy) and suck ('to pull out'), so you can imagine something that pulls your inner life away. That's why we use it for jobs or situations that leave you feeling tired, empty, or emotionally drained.