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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And they marvel at his willingness to embrace all the boring stuff that greatness requires.

From The Wall Street Journal

The next time you’re annoyed with a repetitive or boring task, ask an AI whether and how vibe coding could help.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's all a bit of a whirlwind, I took confidence from the individual event and in my head I had to be quite boring and just get the job done."

From BBC

The public perception of him as boring or robotic.

From Salon

That may be true, to a boring and limited extent, but it isn’t even close to the whole story.

From Salon

boring

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