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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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The 1990s were boring, at least compared with the go-go ’80s and our current decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Five years ago, the singer - better known as Raye - made a bid for freedom, cutting ties with record label who'd forced her to make generic dance tracks she dismissed as "really boring".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Others in Mid-City are adamantly opposed to tunnel boring deep under their historic homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He’s understood in Ireland as a canny political operator who led his boring center-right party, Fianna Fáil, back to power after a decade in the wilderness.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

“Because if you hadn’t, Connor wouldn’t be here. And imagine how boring this world would be without him.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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