boring

[bawr-ing] / ˈbɔr ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

uninteresting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dull humdrum lifeless monotonous mundane stale stodgy stuffy stupid tame tedious tiresome tiring trite uninteresting

STRONG

bomb bummer cloying commonplace dead drab drag drudging flat nothing nowhere plebeian routine stereotyped zero

WEAK

arid bromidic characterless colorless ho-hum insipid interminable irksome mid moth-eaten platitudinous prosaic repetitious spiritless threadbare unexciting unvaried vapid wearisome well-worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright current eventful exciting intelligent interesting lively new smart

STRONG

different unusual

WEAK

fascinating

Example Sentences

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“It sounds like boring contract boilerplate, but it is really about procurement leverage.”

From MarketWatch

There was yelling and booing and people crying, it was big and rousing, boring and absurd.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ducking my head and running as fast as my legs could carry me, I started boring my way through the underbrush.

From Literature

I think it’s boring, but I guess we put so much thought and energy into naming babies, we don’t have any left over.

From Literature

He tells BBC Newsbeat that he expected to receive a cease and desist letter from the retail giant after describing some of the clothes as "boring" and "tacky PE kit".

From BBC

boring

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