The long wait at the airport was tedious.
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Tedious
/ˈti.di.əs/
Synonyms for "tedious" (212 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Adjective(11 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (63)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(11 words)
dull impressiondull presentationdullerdullestexasperatingho-humhomeworkishinterminableirksomeirritatingjuiceless
Related words (106)
long-drawn-outlong-windedlow spiritedlow-spiritedmechanicalmediocremediummiddlingmoderatemodestmonotonemonotonousmortalnamby pambynamby-pambyof a kindof a sortof sortspalepallid
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passablepedestrianploddingpointlesspokyponderousprolixprolongedprosaicprosyrepetitiousrepetitiverespectablerhymedrhymingroutinesamesamelysingsongslowso soso-sosolemnsoporificspiritlesssterilestiffstodgystuffystupidsuperficialtametastelesstaxingthreadbaretiresometiringtolerabletreadmillunchangingunendinguneventfulunexcitinguninterestingunlivelyunrelievedunvaryingvapidwearifulwearinesswearingwearisomewearyingwishy washywishy-washywooden
Noun(3 words)
monotone drillroutine boredomtime consuming guesswork
Adjective(25 words)
monotonousmundane ideaonerouspokiestproceduralprolonged stoppageprosierprosiestprotractedrepetitive noiserepetitive patternsrepetitive tasksslowstolidstuporousthanklesstoilsomeunengaginguninspired repetitionuninspiring
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7 entriesbureaucratic processcircumlocutory stylemonotonousprolix writingredundant proceduretiresomewearisome
Collocations
5 entriestedious data collectiontedious proceduretedious processtedious readingtedious task
Inflections
2 entriesmore tediousmost tedious
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
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They are weary of their tedious work.
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Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.
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