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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“When we say boring, I think what we’re really saying is ‘I’m not 100% sure how all this is going to work out.’

From Los Angeles Times

Have you ever sat in a boring meeting and wondered: "What if I just started shouting?"

From BBC

The first of two boring machines was switched on by Rail Minister Lord Hendy and Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Prime Minister, at Old Oak Common on Tuesday.

From BBC

“The power of compounded dividends is extraordinary, boring as all get out, but an extraordinary way to build wealth,” over time, Bernstein said.

From MarketWatch

He was telling me not to do something that I then went and did, which is to become a kind of quotidian, realist, boring writer.

From The Wall Street Journal

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