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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“I thoroughly enjoy using Twitter to get a reaction out of tiresome people.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I think people will find this increasing speculation of real versus fake to be tiresome and begin to tune out.

From Barron's

It'll be long and tiresome in Washington on Friday, it's got all the potential to be gaudy and embarrassing, uneasy on the eyes and the ears.

From BBC

That impulse can be tiresome, and in “Zootopia 2” it is.

From The Wall Street Journal

This autumn they could and should be three wins from three, but this is another tiresome refrain.

From BBC

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