Synonyms for tedium
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Tediousness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
Related words
- Other spellings
- taedium UK
Forms
- Plural
- tediums → ennuis, boredoms, monotonies, tediousnesses…
Example sentences
- boredom You don't even understand the idea of real boredom.
- monotony Monotony develops when you harp on the same string.
- ennui A great black night wrapped the city in an oppressively comforting ennui.
- drudgery Work is drudgery if you don't think it's meditative.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tedium | steady | |
| boredom | rising | |
| monotony | steady | |
| ennui | rising | |
| tediousness | steady | |
| tiresomeness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- ennui3
- 7 letters
- boredom2, humdrum2
- 8 letters
- monotony4, drudgery3, sameness2
- 11 letters
- tediousness
- 12 letters
- tiresomeness
- 13 letters
- wearisomeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ennui3 = 3 syllables).