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bore
noun as in nuisance
Strongest matches
Strong matches
bother, bromide, bummer, deadhead, downer, drag, drip, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pest, pill, soporific, yawn
Weak matches
dull person, flat tire, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket
verb as in drill hole
verb as in cause weariness, disinterest
Weak matches
be tedious, bend one's ear, burn out, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, turn one off, wear out
Example Sentences
In a ruling that made headlines around the world, the ICC in November found "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
It’s hard to know what any of this signifies, other than that atheism is too boring to hold the attention of literate people for more than a few years at a time.
Unforced but ever-present in Reichardt’s mise-en-scène, they remind us that this bored aesthete’s misadventure is an especially empty way to buck conformity.
Hospitality and retail companies in particular bore the brunt of the Chancellor's decision last year to increase the amount employers pay for National Insurance, per employee.
If “The Black Phone” dabbles in crimes that are taboo and is even unforgivable in its depiction of brutality against innocent children, “Black Phone 2” commits its own unforgivable crime of being dreadfully boring.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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