BORING Synonyms

• a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

• a degree or grade of excellence or worth

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• a degree or grade of excellence or worth

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

• similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

• make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

• train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

• learn by repetition

• teach by repetition

• undergo military training or do military exercises

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• a person who is not very bright

• a person who evokes boredom

• having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

• a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

• a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

• a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

• accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

• the thickness of wire

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• rub to a uniform size

• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

• measure precisely and against a standard

• adapt to a specified measurement

• mix in specific proportions

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• using or containing too many words

• hoop that covers a wheel

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• deplete

• cause to be bored

• a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

• a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)