tiresome
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Synonyms & Antonyms for tiresome
Synonyms
arid, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying
Antonyms
absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting
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There are six pieces of crab; finding all of them will feel exciting at first, but then like a tiresome fishing expedition. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "The Unapologetic Decadence of Hutong," 31 Aug. 2019 Meantime the director goes at the social satire with a bludgeon, not a rapier, so that the insufferably progressive liberal smugness, embodied in the Seattle private school Bee attends, grows tiresome. — Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, "‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’: A brilliant, troubled architect becomes a bit of a bore," 16 Aug. 2019 But the delight becomes something of a chore as the antics stretch on to the point that the mystery of the whodunit becomes a tiresome afterthought. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Review: How funny is ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’? Depends on your appetite for pranks and pratfalls," 12 July 2019 With impressive subtlety, the translations recreate the playful irony that undercuts the incessant anguish in each story, an anguish that can become predictable and therefore tiresome. — Idra Novey, New York Times, "‘The World Goes On’ — and So Do the Sentences," 12 Jan. 2018 Nigel Farage, the tiresome head of the new Brexit Party, said that Darroch should be fired at once. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "Trump Isn’t the Only One Who Should Be Embarrassed by the U.K. Ambassador’s Cables," 9 July 2019 Six decades after it was made, the film still feels fresh — thanks in no small part to another summer blockbuster cycle of tiresome sequels, reboots, and remakes. — Alec Dent, National Review, "North by Northwest Turns 60," 28 June 2019 Despite the strange looks and tiresome comments, Francis has no regrets about her name. — John Blake, CNN, "What it's like to be a white woman named LaKiesha," 15 June 2019 These peculiar acts of devotion long ago grew tiresome for the current residents, a white couple who pelt Jimmie and Mont with groceries. — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, "‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ is a soulful lament," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tiresome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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