Synonyms for tedious
ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs

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1. long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy(adj)

   using or containing too many words

   "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

   Synonyms:
   superfine, overrefined

   Antonyms:
   unrefined, harsh, worst, coarse

2. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome(adj)

   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:
   to advantage

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1. tedious

   Synonyms:
   diffuse, lengthy, long, prolix, verbose, wordy

   Antonyms:
   brief, compact, compendious, concise, condensed, laconic, neat, pithy, sententious, short, succinct, terse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. tedious

   Synonyms:
   wearisome, tiresome, monotonous, dilatory, dreary, sluggish, irksome, dull, flat, prolix

   Antonyms:
   interesting, exciting, stirring, charming, fascinating, delightful, amusing

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tedious(a.)

   Synonyms:
   wearisome (in consequence of being prolonged), tiresome, operose, IRKSOME, fatiguing, uninteresting, too long, monotonous, humdrum, prosy, MORTAL, trying, devoid of interest

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1. tedious(a)

   Synonyms:
   tiresome, wearisome, irksome, humdrum, monotonous

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1. List of paraphrases for "tedious":

   boring, dull, tiresome, cumbersome, annoying, long-winded, time-consuming, monotonous, laborious, burdensome

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1. James Russell Lowell:

   Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed.

2. Modern COO:

   But it got really tedious really fast, i was blocking out a whole day each week just to process payments.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   They are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

5. Laura Hadden:

   We’ve always said that if it gets tedious then we can just stop, but it hasn’t gotten boring yet.

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