Definitions

tiresome

[tahyuhr-suhm] / ˈtaɪər səm /

ADJECTIVE

irritating, exasperating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoying boring dull exhausting ho-hum laborious monotonous onerous tedious tired tiring uninteresting

WEAK

a bit much arduous boresome burdensome demanding difficult drag dragging drudging enervative exacting fatiguing flat hard heavy hefty humdrum irksome jading nowhere oppressive strenuous too much tough trying uncool unrelieved vexatious wearing wearisome wearying yawn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active easy eventful exciting interesting light lively trivial

WEAK

facile fun nice stimulating

Example Sentences

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Tiresome repetition doesn’t make this allegation any more accurate.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2019

He is a climate change sceptic, has been nicknamed "Andrew Tiresome", and in 2010, despite his ambition, he failed to get a government job.

From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2013

Tiresome though it is to note, music videos all but vanished from MTV not long after Beavis and Butt-head did, so the boys have had to expand their range.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2011

Tiresome swains can be cut off with a keystroke.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tiresome questions concerning the marriage certificate were disposed of by leaving it in the captain's pocket-book.

From Salthaven by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)

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