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bore


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SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT ANNOYS YOU


It's such a bore to have to pack everything up again.

Synonyms and examples


annoyance
The café was cash only, which was a minor annoyance as I only had my credit card with me.
nuisance
It's a nuisance to have to drive to the nearest shop.
inconvenience
Thank you for holding - we apologize for the inconvenience.
irritation
The CEO's poor communication skills became a source of irritation to the company's investors.
irritant
The noise of the building work is a constant irritant.
pain (in the neck)
informal
That kid is such a pain in the neck.
bother
UK
If it's a bother, we can do it another time.
pest
informal
Quit being such a pest and leave me alone!
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annoy
irritate
peeve
bug
informal
aggravate
informal
rile
irk
formal
exasperate
grate
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If something annoys you, it makes you slightly angry. A person or thing that annoys you is an annoyance.

A PERSON OR THING THAT IS NOT EXCITING OR INTERESTING


He just goes on and on - what a bore.

Synonyms and examples


crashing bore
informal
Their candidate is a crashing bore and won't garner any attention.
snooze
informal
The stories in the magazine are all a snooze, but the photos are fab.
snoozefest
informal
The game was a total snoozefest.
a yawn
informal
Even though it's a classic, I thought the book was a bit of a yawn.
a wet weekend
UK
You're about as fun as a wet weekend.
drag
informal
I've got to take my driving test again. What a drag.
drip
informaldisapproving
Her ex is a real drip - I wouldn't invite him to the party.
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boring
excruciating
deadly
informal
mind-numbing
meh
informal
blah
informal
monotonous
pedestrian
formaldisapproving
dry
disapproving
ponderous
formal mainly disapproving
turgid
formal
draggy
informal
one-dimensional
dull
humdrum
ho-hum
tedious
wearisome
formal
drab
disapproving
colourless
monochrome
UK
dreary
disapproving
grey
bored
bored stiff
informal
bored out of your mind
informal
be tired of
weary of
blasé
restless
apathetic
boredom
tedium
tediousness
weariness
ennui
literary
dreariness
disapproving
dullness
monotony
drabness
disapproving
turgidity
formal
longueur
literary
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If someone or something is boring, they are not interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feel unhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom is the state of being unhappy and uninterested in things. A bore is a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting.

bore | American Thesaurus


bore


verb
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Long stories about “the good old days” bore me.

Synonyms


be tedious to
tire
weary
fatigue
exhaust
tax one's patience
wear out
be a drag
Slang

Antonyms


excite
interest
amuse
stimulate
delight
To reach the iron-ore deposit, engineers had to bore through solid rock.

Synonyms


drill
tunnel
hollow out
gouge out
sink
pierce
burrow
drive

Antonyms


fill
plug

bore


noun
The guest speaker turned out to be a deadly bore.

Synonyms


dull person
tiresome thing
drag
Slang
drip
Slang
wet blanket
Slang

Antonyms


life of the party
ball
Slang
gas
Slang
In general, rifles have smaller bores than shotguns.

Synonyms


inside diameter
caliber

bore


verb
To reach the iron-ore deposit, engineers had to bore through solid rock.

Synonyms


drill
tunnel
hollow out
gouge out
sink
pierce
burrow
drive

Antonyms


fill
plug

bore


noun
In general, rifles have smaller bores than shotguns.

Synonyms


inside diameter
caliber
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