Synonyms for boring
ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr-bor·ing

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1. boringadjective

   Synonyms:
   tedious, mind-numbing, dull

2. boringadjective

   That which incites boredom in a person.

   Synonyms:
   dull, tedious, mind-numbing

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1. drilling, boringnoun

   the act of drilling

   Synonyms:
   oil production, drilling

   Antonyms:
   interesting

2. boring, drilling, oil productionadjective

   the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

   Synonyms:
   oil production, drilling

   Antonyms:
   interesting

3. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeadjective

   so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

   "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

   Synonyms:
   dull, dim, windy, wearisome, wordy, dense, muted, verbose, dumb, leaden, tedious, slow, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, thudding, softened

   Antonyms:
   interesting

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1. unfun

   something or someone who lacks sense of fun and excitement.

   Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

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1. boringnoun

   Synonyms:
   perforation, transforation

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1. List of paraphrases for "boring":

   dull, annoying, tedious, dreary, tiresome, bored, boredom, pesky, piercing, bummer, bothersome, drilling, bore, monotonic, lame, sad, monotonous, beard

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1. Shen Zhengyang:

   This could be the most boring trading week over the past three years.

2. Tom Johnston:

   Just remembering everything keeps it interesting for yourself, it’s not boring.

3. John Green:

   But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating so I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was a drizzle and she was a hurricane.

4. Jitarth Jadeja:

   If you'd look in Australian politics, it's boring by comparison, american politics, it's like, it's like a car crash you can't look away from.

5. Helen Gurley Brown:

   Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.