tiresomeness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiresomeness
Noun
  • While listening to the record, something happened to me that had never happened with a Kanye West record: boredom.
    Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Turning ennui into engagement There are actions both bosses and employees can take to improve morale when work starts to feel boring and underwhelming.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Like his late father’s homing pigeons who keep returning to their shabby rooftop coop — a holding-pattern image that echoes the ennui of Terry Malloy on a very different waterfront — he’s imprisoned by the limits of his knowledge, the petrified loop of his experience.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The tedium of dealing with, say, health insurance or car registration can be maddening.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
    Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The British royal further accessorized her look with a pair of black gloves, which coordinated with her turtleneck, boots and handbag, drawing the entire look together for precise uniformity with a hint of utilitarian sensibility.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
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“Tiresomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiresomeness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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