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 is literally so boring for me, a gorgeous genius, to keep having to yap on about how horribly I am treated because of my body," she wrote.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Early on, we had a movie that got maybe boring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Some of us are old enough to remember when they used to call Roger Federer boring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That’s because some of this stuff is technical, and a lot of it is boring.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Other kids whined or talked too much or told stupid jokes or wanted to play boring games.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

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