Definitions

tedious

[tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs] / ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs /

ADJECTIVE

dull, monotonous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoying banal boring dreary endless exhausting humdrum laborious tiresome tiring uninteresting

WEAK

arid bromidic drab dragging draggy drudging dry dull as dishwater dusty enervating fatiguing ho-hum insipid irksome lifeless long-drawn-out mortal pabulum poky prosaic prosy slow snooze soporific unexciting vapid weariful wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy eventful exciting facile interesting pleasant

WEAK

entertaining

Example Sentences

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I’ve always been drawn to activities that many people find tedious.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Rather than offering the usual tedious politics, she gives us lavish servings of literary aesthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Whenever someone likes to claim that the moon landing was faked — a fairly tedious conversation, even as conspiracy theories go — my general response is to ask, “OK, which one?”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

One fluorescent dancing man is a party, but a room full of them grows tedious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Don't you think rule-followers are the best people to organize against the Nazis? It's not all daring rescues and explosions. It's a lot of tedious paperwork."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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