mind-numbing

adjective

mind-numb·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌnə-miŋ 

: relentlessly tedious : dull

mind-numbingly adverb

Synonyms

• arid
• boring
• colorless
• drab
• dreary
• drudging
• dry
• dull
• dusty
• flat
• heavy
• ho-hum
• humdrum
• jading
• jejune
• leaden
• monochromatic
• monotonous
• numbing
• old
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• slow
• stale
• stodgy
• stuffy
• stupid
• tame
• tedious
• tiresome
• tiring
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• weary
• wearying

Examples of mind-numbing in a Sentence

that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases

Recent Examples on the Web

Erickson came up with the concept while working a mind-numbing gig at a door factory. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

It’s used to describe the mind-numbing content found on social media and the internet, as well as the subsequent negative impact this can have on our brain health. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Dec. 2024

Sitting beneath the $15 trillion that global investors have sunk into private capital, a burgeoning pool of investments that covers everything from private equity and private credit to venture capital and real estate funds, is a mind-numbing accounting problem. —Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

If Baltimore avoids mind-numbing penalties, the Ravens have a few matchup advantages that should lead to a win. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above