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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Creating your own AI-powered programs to automate tedious tasks can be daunting, but it’s a lot easier than you think, writes Alexandra Samuel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Companies are starting to do more legal work in-house thanks to AI tools, including completing tedious regulatory filings, performing due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and reviewing documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

As tedious as the interference is, it offers more to discuss than one side consistently outclassing the other.

From BBC

Long ago, I began outsourcing—albeit to humans—tedious tasks such as preparing my taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

All of these familiar faces allow “The Moment” to consistently straddle realism and surreality, keeping the narrative precarious and compelling even in its most tedious moments.

From Salon

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