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. Martin Kaymer:

   It's not boring. Every single hole you have to think and be very creative. I enjoy it. It was a proper test, the wind was blowing from every direction.

2. Margaret Court:

   I think women's tennis is a little bit boring with just hitting up and down all the time, i hope it goes back more to the artistry side of volleying. Billie Jean( King) and I were much more aggressive I think than a lot of players today.

3. Rick Turner:

   We stayed two days in Basel, but it was a bit boring – you’re on the Rhine, that’s nice, but there was n’t tonnes to do, but the train from Strasbourg had involved a change there, so we ’d thought we may as well get off.

4. Jon King:

   Everything had to kind of speak to her, to catch her eye. She loved form, she loved texture, she loved color. And she loved mixing it all up. She said that when you walked into her house, what she liked was that it was never boring, you could walk into the same room a hundred times, and see something new every time.

5. Alan Lin:

   Buzzy is strong and consistent, so between the three of us, I knew it was going to be a very competitive match, i was also thinking that I would be going up against two of the biggest personalities we’ve had on ‘Jeopardy!’ in the past few years. I didn’t want to be the boring one!