tiresomeness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiresomeness
Noun
  • Letting Boredom Do Its Job In an era of constant stimulation, boredom has become something to avoid at all costs.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • As the dog lazed in the dirt in Shelby Park, one guardsman ruminated about new missions to alleviate the boredom.
    Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Our essayist challenges that notion and encourages us to embrace ennui as a time to rest and rekindle the spirit.
    Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Though some of the scenes around Japanese culture are dialed up for comedic effect, the film’s theme of existential ennui will ring true for most.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Needless to say, these navies have spent decades and millions of dollars studying the effects of this isolation with an eye to keeping the crews at peak efficiency and mental health in an environment that combines tedium and great stress.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • However, while the European Commission is striving for uniformity in cross-border VAT reporting, the fate of existing domestic compliance obligations—such as SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax) and real-time reporting—remains unclear.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The costume designer zeroed in on giving the spooky followers matching looks that were all about rigid uniformity—all designed in varying shades of indigo.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Tiresomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiresomeness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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