tiresome

[tahyuhr-suhm]

adjective

1. causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome.

   a tiresome job.

   Synonyms: humdrum, dull

2. annoying or vexatious.

   Antonyms: interesting

tiresome

/ ˈtaɪəsəm /

adjective

1. boring and irritating; irksome

Other Word Forms

• tiresomely adverb
• tiresomeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiresome¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; tire ¹ + -some ¹

Example Sentences

“Personally I find travel tiresome, but of course I will be glad to come with you, since my presence seems to be required.”

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“Say, children,” said Simon, after the “moon, moon, moon” chant began to grow tiresome.

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And their sanctimonious approach to history becomes very tiresome very quickly.

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An increasingly tiresome "jam tomorrow" line only created the most incendiary environment that some Rangers observers can ever remember.

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The push factors, meanwhile, are long-standing bugbears - such as a poor regulatory environment, tiresome bureaucracy and a poor ease-of-business climate that has led to an exodus of wealthy, high-earning Indians over the years.

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Related Words

• annoying 
• boring 
• dull 
• exhausting 
• ho-hum 
• laborious 
• monotonous 
• onerous 
• tedious 
• tired 
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• uninteresting