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Synonyms for boredom

Most common

tedium ennui monotony apathy

All synonyms

Noun

1. Tedium — the state of being bored

tedium, taedium UK, ennui, monotony, apathy, dullsville

Other

boreism

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state of being bored.

Related words

Word family
bore bored boring

Forms

Plural
boredoms → tediums, ennuis, monotonies, apathies…

Example sentences

  • apathy Apathy is a paralysis of the soul, an early death.
  • monotony Monotony develops when you harp on the same string.
  • tedium Your language sounds tedious. Your brains are full of tedium.
  • ennui A great black night wrapped the city in an oppressively comforting ennui.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
boredomrising
apathyfalling
monotonysteady
tediumsteady
ennuirising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
ennui3
6 letters
apathy3, tedium3
7 letters
taedium, boreism
8 letters
monotony4
10 letters
dullsville

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ennui3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ennui
Italiano
noia
Español
tedio
Deutsch
Langeweile
Català
tedi