tedious

The word “tedious” has 3 syllables: te-di-ous

It's pronounced as /ˈtiː.di.əs/

What is synonym and antonym for tedious?

In the thesaurus, “tedious” has 91 synonyms and 60 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tedious along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tedious

annoying
arid
aseptic
barren
blah
blank
boring
bothersome
colorless
common
commonplace
cumbersome
debilitating
demoralizing
discouraging
disheartening
dispiriting
drab
draining
dreary
drudging
dry
dull
dullish
dusty
earthbound
enervating
enfeebling
exhausting
fatiguing
flat
gray
grey
heavy
ho-hum
humdrum
inanimate
irksome
irritating
jading
jejune
leaden
longsome
lumbering
mind-numbing
monochromatic
monotonous
numbing
old
ordinary
pallid
palling
pedantic
pedestrian
pleasureless
plodding
pokey
poky
ponderous
prosaic
prosy
slow
soggy
spiritless
stale
sterile
stodgy
stuffy
stupid
suspenseless
tame
tepid
tiresome
tiring
undramatic
uneventful
unexceptional
unexciting
unimaginative
uninspiring
uninteresting
unnewsworthy
unrewarding
unsensational
unspectacular
unsurprising
vapid
wearing
wearisome
weary
wearying

Antonyms for tedious

absorbing
alluring
amazing
amusing
animating
arresting
astonishing
astounding
attracting
attractive
awesome
beguiling
bewitching
breathtaking
captivating
charming
diverting
electrifying
enchanting
energizing
engaging
engrossing
enlivening
entertaining
enthralling
entrancing
exciting
exhilarating
eye-opening
fabulous
fascinating
galvanizing
gripping
hair-raising
inspiring
interesting
intriguing
invigorating
involving
marvellous
marvelous
mesmerizing
moving
poignant
provocative
rip-roaring
riveting
rousing
sensational
spectacular
spellbinding
stimulating
stirring
surprising
suspenseful
tantalizing
thrilling
touching
wonderful
wondrous

Meanings of tedious

adjective
1. Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.

Example Sentences

The job involved tedious data entry that took hours to complete.
He found the long lecture incredibly tedious and hard to follow.
Cleaning every corner of the house was a tedious task.
The instructions were so tedious that most people gave up halfway through.
She quit the project because she couldn't handle the tedious routine anymore.

On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tedious, such as: absorbing, alluring, amazing, amusing, animating, annoying, arid.

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