as in restlessness
the state of being bored
she spent that whole meeting in a state of complete boredom, waiting for lunch
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Recent Examples of boredom
Throughout all of human history, boredom was just part of life.
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Arthur C. Brooks
march 22, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Or rather, accepting boredom as a tool.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Much as varying your workouts can help prevent overuse injuries and boredom, regular rest days will enhance your overall health.
—CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Just you, your thoughts, and, well, your boredom.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Arthur C. Brooks
march 22, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Or rather, accepting boredom as a tool.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Much as varying your workouts can help prevent overuse injuries and boredom, regular rest days will enhance your overall health.
—CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Just you, your thoughts, and, well, your boredom.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boredom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
Noun
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Kratom can lead to addiction, and some signs of withdrawal could include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle/joint aches, restlessness, runny nose, excessive yawning, and hot or cold flashes.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Keeping a person engaged and maintaining consistent routines can also reduce restlessness.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Manuel Bonilla brings a contrasting energy as New Art, infusing the role with youthful optimism that plays against Old Art’s weariness.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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As her characters in both movies experience vexing circumstances within a seriocomic framework, Byrne exhibits the tightly wound weariness of a person forced into fight-or-flight mode for too long.—
Carla Meyer,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some acknowledged the possibility that melancholy could be inherited.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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