as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases
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Recent Examples of mind-numbing
Every lap felt like a mind-numbing carousel ride through car exhaust and past bewildered pedestrians, while inhaling burrito-scented air.
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Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Outsourcing manufacturing has allowed more Americans to take on more lucrative and less mind-numbing or physically demanding careers.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not Cleaning Your Grout Cleaning grout can be a mind-numbing task, but leaving it can make your otherwise spotless bathroom look grimy and old.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
There are the mind-numbing, soul-sucking, nihilistic losses that make this season feel pointless, that make fans and players feel hopeless, that make the franchise look directionless.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Outsourcing manufacturing has allowed more Americans to take on more lucrative and less mind-numbing or physically demanding careers.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not Cleaning Your Grout Cleaning grout can be a mind-numbing task, but leaving it can make your otherwise spotless bathroom look grimy and old.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
There are the mind-numbing, soul-sucking, nihilistic losses that make this season feel pointless, that make fans and players feel hopeless, that make the franchise look directionless.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-numbing
Adjective
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But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the McCullum and Stokes selection wagon prefers fast wheels rather than those boring job specs, such as age and experience.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Without a strict hierarchy or single decision-maker, our process can sometimes be slow, messy, or even tiring.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The film is a mess, opaque in its argument and tiring in its effortful weirdness, and yet in its best moments has a hypnotic pull.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jimmy Kimmel said something stupid and should apologize.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, stupid s--- like this apparently is gonna keep happening for the next three years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or, the formula comes in a radiant finish, which both makeup artists love for dull or tired skin in need of a pick-me-up.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Parents were weary to send their children across town amidst chaos, and some teachers left their posts.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Cognisant of the wary and weary eyes of investors — who have followed more than a year of tumult in French politics amid stark disagreements about the 2026 budget — French President Emmanuel Macron quickly elected a new prime minister, France's fifth in less than two years.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In recent observations, the light from a distant, dusty galaxy called HerS-3 was split into five rather than four images, suggesting something unusual was bending the light in this unexpected way, according to a statement from Rutgers University.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The rich red hue is ideal for fall, but the army green, peacock blue, dusty blue, and dragonfruit colors would also work against an autumnal backdrop.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When Angels manager Ron Washington took medical leave in June for the remainder of the 2025 season, Bochy became the oldest skipper, and only septuagenarian, in MLB.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Viewed in this light, the old narrative of 1066 and its aftermath has much to recommend it.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mind-numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-numbing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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