Synonyms of tedium

tedium

noun

ˈtē-dē-əm 

as in boredom

the state of being bored

the tedium of spending a rainy afternoon trapped inside the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boredom
• ennui
• restlessness
• weariness
• melancholy
• blahs
• monotony
• doldrums
• listlessness
• dulness
• dullness
• lethargy
• joylessness
• indifference
• lassitude
• languor
• lifelessness
• cheerlessness
• torpidity
• torpor
• sameness
• apathy
• languidness
• unconcern
• dispiritedness
• monotonousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fascination
• involvement
• immersion
• absorption
• excitement
• enchantment
• stimulation
• engagement
• engrossment
• amusement
• animation
• captivation
• entertainment
• relief
• beguilement
• bewitchment
• diversion
• invigoration
• enlivenment

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tedium

According to behavioral science experts, many people who seek out extreme conditions may be motivated by desires to challenge the limits of their physical and psychological abilities, escape personal problems or everyday tedium, or simply for the thrill. —Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024

Mother’s gradual transformation should give the movie a sense of movement, but because it’s held at a remove, tedium sets in. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024

For Artaud, true culture operates through exaltation and force, an extremity of experience that breaks through the tedium and wakes us up. —Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

This kind of formalist approach, cross-breeding narrative cinema and conceptual art, can be hard to maintain without slipping into tedium. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024