tiresome

adjective

tire·​some ˈtī(-ə)r-səm 

: wearisome, tedious

a tiresome lecture

tiresomely adverb

tiresomeness noun

Synonyms

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

Examples of tiresome in a Sentence

All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while.

what a tiresome church service that turned out to be

Recent Examples on the Web

But there are strings attached June 14, 2024 The commission was founded nearly 40 years ago by Democrats and Republicans seeking to end the political brinkmanship and tiresome debate over debates that had become a regular part of presidential campaigning. —Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024

Changing the water tank every day can become tiresome. —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2024

If all of this sounds like a vaguely familiar set of ideas from a senior seminar on theories of imperialism, here’s some good and occasionally tiresome news: The Sympathizer is that exactly. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024

Moll is making a name for himself as more than a tiresome crank. —Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tiresome

adjective

tire·​some ˈtī(ə)r-səm 

: likely to tire one because of length or dullness : boring

a tiresome lecture

tiresomely adverb