as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I was completely bored during that speech
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as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in
some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard
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as in wearied
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death
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Recent Examples of bored
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Joining George in his fight to stop the slasher are a particularly suspicious student (Ian Sera) and a famous tennis pro (Lynda Day George) who, bored with the celebrity touring circuit, decides to join up as an undercover detective.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
There is no excuse to be bored during the holiday season with so many festive activities going on in Phoenix from now until the end of December.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Bassel stands at the center of the frame, looking cocky and slightly bored, with his parents seated in front of him and his siblings on either side.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Joining George in his fight to stop the slasher are a particularly suspicious student (Ian Sera) and a famous tennis pro (Lynda Day George) who, bored with the celebrity touring circuit, decides to join up as an undercover detective.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
There is no excuse to be bored during the holiday season with so many festive activities going on in Phoenix from now until the end of December.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bored
tired
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While a few icons have grown tired (like the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and Eden Roc Miami Beach, missing from this list), several have recently poured money into renovations, including the Mayfair House and Gardens; Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, which just reopened; and the Delano Miami.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bell remembered during the Stars on Ice tour in 2022 when the skaters rolled into a new city, tired, groggy and sore from the long bus ride, Liu, dressed in a baggy hoodie and billowing sweatpants, could go on the ice and throw perfect jumps without warning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bored. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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