What is another word for tedious?
Synonyms for tedious
ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəste·dious
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
tedious
Synonyms:
wearisome, tiresome, monotonous, dilatory, dreary, sluggish, irksome, dull, flat, prolixAntonyms:
interesting, exciting, stirring, charming, fascinating, delightful, amusing
Princeton's WordNet
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, boring, verbose, dumb, leaden, slow, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, thudding, softenedAntonyms:
interesting, conciselong-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordyadjective
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:
dull, wearisome, windy, wordy, boring, verbose, blowy, slow, impractical, airy, tiresome, breezy, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, visionary, deadeningAntonyms:
interesting, concise
Dictionary of English Synonymes
tediousadjective
Synonyms:
wearisome (in consequence of being prolonged), tiresome, operose, IRKSOME, fatiguing, uninteresting, too long, monotonous, humdrum, prosy, MORTAL, trying, devoid of interest
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tediousadjective
Synonyms:
tiresome, wearisome, irksome, humdrum, monotonous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "tedious":
boring, dull, tiresome, cumbersome, annoying, long-winded, time-consuming, monotonous, laborious, burdensome
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#264 | long | |
#1766 | flat | |
#2901 | slow | |
#8356 | boring | |
#9389 | dim | |
#9416 | annoying | |
#9564 | dumb | |
#9770 | dense | |
#13293 | dull | |
#14678 | lengthy | |
#16762 | windy | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#19590 | visionary | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#22081 | verbose | |
#23220 | airy | |
#24515 | breezy | |
#27419 | cumbersome | |
#29729 | impractical | |
#29806 | sluggish | |
#32570 | softened | |
#32598 | muted | |
#37338 | dreary | |
#38128 | burdensome | |
#48293 | monotonous | |
#48971 | tiresome | |
#49055 | muffled | |
#53660 | laborious | |
#56643 | obtuse | |
#70981 | wordy | |
#91829 | leaden | |
#107606 | deadening | |
#109623 | irksome | |
#129314 | wearisome | |
#162791 | dilatory | |
#172161 | prolix | |
#207170 | thudding |
How to use tedious in a sentence?
For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.
The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.
These are skilled, tedious jobs that United Auto Workers members take pride in every day, strikes are never easy on United Auto Workers or United Auto Workers families but John Deere workers believe John Deere workers deserve a better share of the pie, a safer workplace and adequate benefits.
I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
Translations for tedious
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- tediósCatalan, Valencian
- kedelig, trættende, trivielDanish
- mühsam, weitschweifig, ermüdend, lästig, langwierig, langweilig, nervtötendGerman
- tedaEsperanto
- tedioso, prolijoSpanish
- خسته کنندهPersian
- tylsä, pitkäveteinen, ikävä, hengetönFinnish
- laborieux, fastidieuxFrench
- leadránach, liostaIrish
- liostaScottish Gaelic
- unalmas, fárasztóHungarian
- հոգնեցուցիչ, տաղտկալի, ձանձրալիArmenian
- noioso, tedioso, palloso, fastidioso, soporiferoItalian
- monotoon, langdradig, saaiDutch
- traurig, kjedelig, ensformigNorwegian
- nużący, nudny, żmudnyPolish
- entediante, enfadonho, monótonoPortuguese
- утоми́тельный, ску́чный, ну́дныйRussian
- långtråkig, enformig, tjatigSwedish
- கடினமானTamil
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