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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The play may be, he writes, a “boring” adaptation that “lays waste to a masterpiece of modern literature.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Others in Mid-City are adamantly opposed to tunnel boring deep under their historic homes.

From Los Angeles Times

He later said it was "getting boring referring to statements I didn't write" and that he was "getting really annoyed about this".

From BBC

He’s also a widower who lost his wife not to some boring disease but in a way that only a real spitfire would go, by flipping her ATV.

From Salon

Plus, the cost of the boring logistics behind the scenes to make robotaxis work was going to be expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal