boring

Examples

• All

• I mean, the box is boring, the product's boring.

• By reputation, Singapore is one of the most boring places in the world.

  Academic text (1992)

• That would be the most boring thing I can imagine.

  Dr. Phil

• It's very useful, how boring it is to be rich.

  The Iced Coffee Hour

• I know it sounds pretty boring, but actually, he does some pretty cool stuff.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

• I remember how boring that was when I was your age.

  Academic text (2015)

• For many students, history is just a long, boring parade of people long dead who have nothing.

  Academic text (2011)

• How can we make a boring topic into an interesting topic?

  Academic text (2015)

• Yet this was the most boring panel I've ever been on.

• Oh, Crassus, it's so boring.

  Spartacus (1960)

Synonyms

D

dull

vsboring

169 1.3

Not interesting or lively

adds that this lack makes people feel tired or impatient

T

tedious

vsboring

78 4.4

Boring and repetitive, making you feel mentally tired

is not always long or repetitive but still makes one impatient

D

dreary

vsboring

44 3.8

A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired

is simply uninteresting and makes people impatient

B

bland

vsboring

38 2.8

A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features

adds that the plainness often causes tiredness or impatience

T

tiresome

vsboring

38 4.1

Making you bored, annoyed, or mentally tired

covers the simple lack of interest and possible impatience

T

tiring

vsboring

35 1.0

Making you feel tired after a lot of activity

is focused on lack of interest and the impatience that follows

L

lackluster

vsboring

• US

29 6.1

Dull and showing little energy

is the basic lack of interest that also makes one impatient

T

tame

vsboring

25 3.7

Not exciting or interesting

is stronger, making people tired and impatient

D

drab

vsboring

21 4.2

Not bright or colorful and not lively

is the general not interesting sense that also tires people

U

uninteresting

vsboring

19 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

is the more casual sense that also causes impatience or slight tiredness

M

monotonous

vsboring

18 5.3

Something that is boring because it has no variety

is used when lack of interest comes from other causes

L

lifeless

vsboring

16 3.6

Without energy or interest and making people feel bored

is the simpler absence of interest that can cause impatience

U

uninspired

vsboring

14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

is broader, covering plain lack of interest and impatience

M

mind-numbing

vsboring

• Informal

13 6.5

So boring that you stop paying attention

is similar but usually less extreme in causing mental shutdown

H

humdrum

vsboring

8 6.5

Not exciting and having little variety

is broader, describing any lack of interest or impatience

U

uninspiring

vsboring

6 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

is the simple uninteresting sense that may also tire listeners

I

irksome

vsboring

6 7.4

Making you feel annoyed or bored

is mainly about lack of interest rather than active irritation

H

ho-hum

vsboring

4 8.1

Not interesting and making you feel bored

is the straightforward term that can sound more neutral

U

unexciting

vsboring

3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

is the common descriptor that also notes tired impatience

D

deadening

vsboring

2 6.9

Making something feel very dull and boring

is the basic lack of interest without stressing energy loss

W

wearisome

vsboring

2 7.0

Makes you feel tired or bored because it is repetitive

may be dull without necessarily creating strong physical tiredness

D

disinteresting

vsboring

1 5.8

Making people feel bored

is the common feeling of not being interesting and getting impatient

U

unstimulating

vsboring

1 5.1

Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic

is the everyday sense that also implies impatience or tiredness

B

bleh

vsboring

• Informal

1 9.3

Feeling bored, tired, and not interested

is the straightforward description of something that causes impatience

D

dullish

vsboring

1 3.7

Not bright in color and not very interesting

is the stronger plain lack of interest that also causes impatience

B

boresome

vsboring

• Archaic

1 6.8

Causes people to lose interest because it is dull

is the everyday lack of interest often with slight impatience

N

nonchallenging

vsboring

4.0

Boring and not interesting to think about or feel

is the broader not interesting sense that also tires or bores

U

unarousing

vsboring

5.6

Not causing excitement or interest

is the usual lack of interest that can also induce impatience

A

as exciting as watching paint dry

vsboring

• Informal

8.6

Very boring and hard to pay attention to

is the neutral term meaning not interesting and causing impatience

U

unstirring

vsboring

7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is more active in causing impatience and tiredness

Antonyms

I

interesting

∞ 1.0

Attracting attention because it is new, exciting, or makes you think

E

exciting

∞ 1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

S

stimulating

47 3.9

To make someone feel more awake and interested

Compounds

T

turning and boring mill

• Specialized

9.6

A large machine that spins big metal parts so a tool can cut and drill them

How Boring

mind-numbing

• Informal

13 6.5

tedious

78 4.4

boring

792 1.0

dull

169 1.3

unremarkable

20 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology