TEDIOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TEDIOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “tedious”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “tedious” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tedious” are: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome, long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy, monotonous, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, mundane, wearying, soporific, dry, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy

Tedious as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tedious" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tedious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Using or containing too many words.
• Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
• So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.

Synonyms of "Tedious" as an adjective (47 Words)

arid	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-C.J.Rolo. The arid plains north of Cape Town.
banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
bland	Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication. A bland little drama.
boring	Not interesting; tedious. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
colourless	Lacking in variety and interest. A colourless liquid.
deadening	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A deadening effect on the pace of progress.
deadly dull	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom.
dreary	Causing dejection. A series of dreary dinner parties.
dry	Of noodles not served in a soup but in a sauce or with dry ingredients. Wait until the paint is dry.
dull	Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft. A dull throbbing.
flat	Of a key having a flat or flats in the signature. A flat joke.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. My parents were getting really heavy with me in terms of work.
ho-hum	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
humdrum	Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. A humdrum existence all work and no play.
insipid	Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless. Insipid hospital food.
irksome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. An irksome journey.
jejune	Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity. Their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions.
lacking variety	Inadequate in amount or degree.
lacklustre	Lacking luster or shine. The conditioner will revitalize lacklustre hair.
leaden	Darkened with overcast. A leaden sky.
lifeless	Dead or apparently dead. A lifeless planet.
long-winded	Using or containing too many words.
mindless	Devoid of intelligence or thought. Mindless violence.
monochrome	Having or appearing to have only one color.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
mundane	Concerned with the world or worldly matters. His mundane humdrum existence.
pedestrian	Lacking wit or imagination. Disenchantment with their pedestrian lives.
plodding	Slow-moving and unexciting. Plodding methodical Ralph Bellamy.
prosaic	Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement. Prosaic language can t convey the experience.
run-of-the-mill	Not special in any way.
slow	Of a sports field or ground likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast. Large organizations can be slow to change.
soporific	Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. The motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect.
soul-destroying	Destructive to the spirit or soul.
soulless	Lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling. She found the apartment beautiful but soulless.
tiresome	Causing one to feel bored or annoyed. The tiresome chirping of a cricket.
unexciting	Not exciting; dull. Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting.
uninspired	(of a person) not filled with excitement. He writes repetitive and uninspired poetry.
uninspiring	Not producing excitement or interest. An uninspiring game that United scarcely deserved to win.
uninteresting	Not arousing curiosity or interest. The scenery is dull and uninteresting.
unvaried	Not involving change. A plain unvaried diet.
unvarying	Unvarying in nature. Principles of unvarying validity.
vapid	Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland. A bunch of vapid schoolgirls.
verbose	Using or containing too many words. Verbose and ineffective instructional methods.
wearisome	Causing one to feel tired or bored. They insisted on his presence at wearisome musical soir es.
wearying	Physically and mentally fatigued. A long wearying journey.
windy	(of a person) nervous or anxious about something. A windy bluff.
wordy	Using or containing too many words. A wordy and repetitive account.

Usage Examples of "Tedious" as an adjective

• Tedious days on the train.
• A tedious journey.

Associations of "Tedious" (30 Words)

banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
bored	Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. She s bored out of her mind.
boredom	The feeling of being bored by something tedious. I ll die of boredom if I live that long.
boring	The act of drilling. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
bromide	A reproduction or piece of typesetting on bromide paper. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
dull	Make dull or blunt. A dull glow.
ennui	A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. He succumbed to ennui and despair.
frustrating	Causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there.
hesitance	The quality or state of being tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking. They agreed to go along after initial hesitance.
humdrum	Monotonous routine. An escape from the humdrum of his life.
irksome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. An irksome journey.
jejune	Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. Jejune responses to our problems.
lackluster	Lacking luster or shine. A dull lackluster life.
leaden	Dull, heavy, or slow. Leaden steps.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
monotony	The quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety. He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work.
nondescript	A nondescript person or thing. A nondescript novel.
prolixity	Boring verbosity.
prosaic	Not fanciful or imaginative. A prosaic and unimaginative essay.
solitude	A state of social isolation. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country.
tedium	The state or quality of being tedious. The tedium of car journeys.
tired	(especially of a statement or idea) boring or uninteresting because overfamiliar. Fisher rubbed his tired eyes.
tiresome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Weeding is a tiresome but essential job.
tiring	Producing exhaustion. It had been a tiring day.
uninteresting	Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative. A very uninteresting account of her trip.
unvaried	Lacking variety. A plain unvaried diet.
vapid	Lacking taste or flavor or tang. Vapid tea.
verbose	Using or containing too many words. Verbose and ineffective instructional methods.
wearing	Geology the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down as by particles washing over it. The visit was especially wearing.
wearisome	Causing one to feel tired or bored. They have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for.