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| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofdrearyin EnglishdrearyThesaurus>not interesting or exciting>dreary These are words and phrases related todreary. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of dreary. NOT INTERESTING OR EXCITINGMy mother's days were taken up with dreary little tasks like folding clothes or getting the post. Synonyms and examples boring That was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it. excruciating She went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail. deadlyinformal His latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour! mind-numbing The incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it. mehinformal The story was pretty meh. blahinformal "How was the film?" "Pretty blah. I wasn't that impressed." monotonous His job had become joyless and monotonous. pedestrianformaldisapproving The script was nothing but uninteresting, pedestrian storytelling. drydisapproving The story was dry and lifeless. ponderousformalmainlydisapproving The dialogue was ponderous and self-important, and it ruined the film. turgidformal Her latest book was 250 pages of turgid, stilted prose. draggyinformal His speech was pretty draggy in the middle, but it started and ended well. one-dimensional The book would be better if the characters weren't so one-dimensional. dull She gave one of the dullest lectures I've ever heard. humdrum They didn't like the humdrum, day-to-day work involved in running a business. ho-hum The camera has a solid, if ho-hum, design. tedious Signing all these documents over and over again is so tedious. wearisomeformal The conversation grew wearisome, and his attention strayed. drabdisapproving The office park is so drab. colourless His prose was dry and colourless. monochromeUK She thought of her old job as monochrome and dull. grey They felt that their work was grey and meaningless. Antonym and example exciting We've got an exciting day at the park planned! Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofdreary. See also bored bored stiffinformal bored out of your mindinformal be tired of weary of blasé restless apathetic boredom tedium tediousness weariness ennuiliterary drearinessdisapproving dullness monotony drabnessdisapproving turgidityformal longueurliterary boredisapproving crashing boreinformal snoozeinformal snoozefestinformal a yawninformal a wet weekendUK draginformal dripinformaldisapproving Learn moreIf someone or something is boring, they arenot interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feelunhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom isthe state of being unhappy and uninterestedin things. A bore isa person or thing that is not exciting or interesting. |
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