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

Need another word that means the same as “tiresome”? Find 41 synonyms and 30 related words for “tiresome” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tiresome” are: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome, monotonous, humdrum, laborious, wearing, prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting, uneventful, unvarying, unvaried, unremarkable, repetitive, repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, common, workaday, usual, pedestrian, annoying, irritating, infuriating, exasperating, maddening, trying, troublesome, bothersome, vexing, vexatious

Tiresome as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tiresome" as an adjective

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

• Causing one to feel bored or annoyed.
• So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.

Synonyms of "Tiresome" as an adjective (41 Words)

annoying	Causing irritation or annoyance. Tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork.
boring	Not interesting; tedious. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
bothersome	Annoying; troublesome. Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport.
common	Commonly encountered. Problems common to both communities.
commonplace	Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement. Commonplace everyday activities.
deadening	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A deadening routine.
dull	Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility. She said she wouldn t be dull and lonely.
everyday	Happening or used every day; daily. Everyday clothes.
exasperating	Extremely annoying or displeasing. I ve had an exasperating day.
ho-hum	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
humdrum	Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement. Humdrum routine work.
infuriating	Extremely annoying or displeasing. Her infuriating indifference.
irksome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. An irksome journey.
irritating	Serving to stimulate or excite. An irritating delay.
laborious	(of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency. Years of laborious training.
maddening	Extremely annoying. The ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening.
monotonous	Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. Nothing is so monotonous as the sea.
ordinary	With no special or distinctive features; normal. He sets out to depict ordinary people.
pedestrian	Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull. A pedestrian movie plot.
prosaic	Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality. The masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day to day concerns.
quotidian	Found in the ordinary course of events. His story is an achingly human one mired in quotidian details.
repetitious	Characterized by repetition. Many hours of repetitious labour.
repetitive	Repetitive and persistent. A repetitive task.
routine	Found in the ordinary course of events- Anita Diamant. The Ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill.
run-of-the-mill	Not special in any way.
slow	Slow to learn or understand lacking intellectual acuity. A slow process.
tedious	Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. Tedious days on the train.
troublesome	Difficult to deal with. A troublesome situation.
trying	Hard to endure. It had been a very trying day.
uneventful	Not marked by interesting or exciting events. A place where dull people lead uneventful lives.
unexciting	Not stimulating. Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting.
uninteresting	Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement. A very uninteresting account of her trip.
unremarkable	Found in the ordinary course of events. An unremarkable house.
unvaried	Lacking variety. A plain unvaried diet.
unvarying	Unvarying in nature. Principles of unvarying validity.
usual	Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure. The usual summer heat.
vexatious	Causing irritation or annoyance. A frivolous or vexatious litigant.
vexing	Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry. The most vexing questions for policymakers.
wearing	Mentally or physically tiring. It would be a lot less wearing if we could work together amicably.
wearisome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Other people s dreams are dreadfully wearisome.
workaday	Found in the ordinary course of events. The workaday world of timecards and performance reviews.

Usage Examples of "Tiresome" as an adjective

• Weeding is a tiresome but essential job.
• The tiresome chirping of a cricket.

Associations of "Tiresome" (30 Words)

annoying	The act of troubling or annoying someone. Annoying habits.
banality	The fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
bore	Cause to be bored. Bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through.
bored	Tired of the world. Bored with life.
boredom	The state of feeling bored. I ll die of boredom if I live that long.
boring	The act of drilling. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
bromide	A sedative preparation containing potassium bromide. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
dull	Become dull or lusterless in appearance lose shine or brightness. A dull throbbing.
ennui	The feeling of being bored by something tedious. He succumbed to ennui and despair.
exhausting	Making one feel very tired; very tiring. An exhausting job in the hot sun.
fatigue	A group of soldiers ordered to do menial tasks. Growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills.
featureless	Lacking distinguishing characteristics or features. The featureless landscape of the steppe.
humdrum	Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. Humdrum routine work.
irksome	Irritating; annoying. What an irksome task the writing of long letters is.
jejune	(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting. The jejune diets of the very poor.
lackluster	Lacking brilliance or vitality. A dull lackluster life.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. Her slurred monotonous speech.
monotony	Sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance. Depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.
ponderous	Having great mass and weight and unwieldiness. The show is loaded down with ponderous one liners.
prolixity	Boring verbosity.
prosaic	Lacking wit or imagination. A prosaic and unimaginative essay.
tedious	Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. Tedious days on the train.
tedium	Dullness owing to length or slowness. The tedium of car journeys.
tired	(of a thing) no longer fresh or in good condition. I have to look after these animals when you get tired of them.
tiring	Causing one to need rest or sleep; fatiguing. It had been a tiring day.
uninteresting	Not arousing curiosity or interest. The scenery is dull and uninteresting.
unvaried	Not involving change. A plain unvaried diet.
vapid	Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest. Vapid tea.
wearing	The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down as by particles washing over it. A plan of action will make the whole event a less wearing experience.
wearisome	Causing one to feel tired or bored. Other people s dreams are dreadfully wearisome.