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ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəste·dious

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. tedious

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

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

Princeton's WordNet4.5 / 2 votes

  1. 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, softened

    Antonyms:
    interesting, concise

  2. long-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, deadening

    Antonyms:
    interesting, concise

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.5 / 2 votes

  1. 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 Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tediousadjective

    Synonyms:
    tiresome, wearisome, irksome, humdrum, monotonous

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How to use tedious in a sentence?

  1. Christina Rossetti:

    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.

  2. Wilson Mizner:

    The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.

  3. Mitchell Smith:

    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.

  4. Charles Baudelaire:

    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.

  5. William Shakespeare:

    Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.


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