| Main Entry: |
tiresome |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
irritating, exasperating |
Synonyms: |
a bit much,
annoying,
arduous, boresome,
boring,
burdensome,
demanding,
difficult,
drag, dragging, drudging,
dull, enervative,
exacting, exhausting, fatiguing,
flat,
hard,
heavy,
hefty, ho-hum,
humdrum,
irksome, jading,
laborious,
monotonous, nowhere,
onerous,
oppressive,
strenuous,
tedious,
tired,
tiring,
too much*,
tough,
trying, uncool, uninteresting, unrelieved,
vexatious,
wearing, wearisome, wearying, yawn
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Antonyms: |
easy, facile, fun, nice, stimulating
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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