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. Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley:

   I’d be amazed if anyone could come back from a cruise on Anthem and say it was boring, because it’s not. It’s phenomenal.

2. Alejandro Soberon:

   I think this series especially had an effect on ladies, who found this racing concept extremely boring until they discovered there was drama behind, there was a different narrative, and I think that helped, it's not so distant any more, you can touch it, it's more human.

3. Voltaire:

   The secret of being boring is to say everything.

4. President Trump:

   The [ National Football League ] games are so boring now that actually, I ’m glad I did n’t get the Bills. Boring games, too many flags, too soft !

5. Simon Cowell:

   You have made the boring fascinating, i honestly think you are the most improved contestant we have seen on this show so far.