Synonyms for Boredom | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "boredom" (131 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(3 words)

ennui tediumclassroom boredom

Adjective(2 words)

academic boredomblase

acedia aloofness angst anguish anxiety apathy blahs boredness carelessness cheerlessness detachment discomfort discomposure discontent disgust disinterest disinterestedness dislike dispiritedness displeasure

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disquiet dissatisfaction

Strong matches (39)

distaste doldrums dread dreariness drowsiness dullness emptiness enervation ennuiexistential woefatigue fed-upness flatness grimness heaviness hebetude heedlessness impassiveness impassivity inanimation

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incuriosity incuriousness indifference indifferentism indifferentness inquietude insoucianceintellectual inertiajadedness joylessnesslack of interestlack of pleasurelackadaisicalness languidness languishment languor languorousness

Noun(2 words)

drag dullness

Related words (65)

lassitude lenitude lentor lethargy life-weariness lifelessness listlessness malaise melancholy monotony nausea nongratification nonsatisfaction oscitancy painfulness passivity phlegm regardlessness satedness satiation

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Noun(6 words)

lose interestmonotonymonotony in taskspall tediousnesstired of

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More general

6 entries

dissatisfaction emotionemotional statemental statepsychological statestate of mind

More specific

5 entries

classroom boredomhomework boredomproject boredomreading boredomscreen time boredom

Collocations

6 entries

boredom in classchronic boredomclassroom boredomprolonged boredomsituational boredomsudden boredom

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

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It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.

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I am no match for boredom.

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I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.

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