WEARYING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word wearying. (close relations)
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arduous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance • difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill | ||||||||
boring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of drilling • the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||
bothersome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
burdensome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not easily borne; wearing | ||||||||
draining | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a debilitating effect | ||||||||
dreary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise • causing dejection | ||||||||
dull | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • 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 verb • 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 | ||||||||
enervating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing debilitation | ||||||||
exhausting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a debilitating effect • producing exhaustion | ||||||||
grueling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | ||||||||
heavy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of comparatively great physical weight or density • unusually great in degree or quantity or number • of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment • marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness • of great intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight noun • an actor who plays villainous roles • a serious (or tragic) role in a play adverb • slowly as if burdened by much weight adjective satellite • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it • (used of soil) compact and fine-grained • darkened by clouds • (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • of relatively large extent and density • made of fabric having considerable thickness • prodigious • full and loud and deep • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • slow and laborious because of weight • large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work • dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal • sharply inclined • full of; bearing great weight • requiring or showing effort • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • lacking lightness or liveliness • (of sleep) deep and complete • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
humdrum | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety adjective satellite • not challenging; dull and lacking excitement • tediously repetitious or lacking in variety | ||||||||
irksome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||
laborious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | ||||||||
long-winded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • using or containing too many words | ||||||||
monotonous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tediously repetitious or lacking in variety • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch | ||||||||
mundane | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • found in the ordinary course of events • concerned with the world or worldly matters • belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly | ||||||||
plodding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • hard monotonous routine work • the act of walking with a slow heavy gait adjective satellite • (of movement) slow and laborious | ||||||||
soporific | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a drug that induces sleep adjective satellite • sleep inducing • inducing mental lethargy | ||||||||
tedious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • using or containing too many words | ||||||||