BORING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
   Synonym(s)
   • drilling (what does drilling mean?)
   • oil production (what does oil production mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) boring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • production (what does production mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of drilling
   Synonym(s)
   • drilling (what does drilling mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) boring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • creating by removal (what does creating by removal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)

BORING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   Synonym(s)
   • deadening (what does deadening mean?)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • ho-hum (what does ho-hum mean?)
   • irksome (what does irksome mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • tedious (what does tedious mean?)
   • tiresome (what does tiresome mean?)
   • wearisome (what does wearisome mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a boring evening with uninteresting people
   • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
   • a dull play
   • his competent but dull performance
   • a ho-hum speaker who couldn”t capture their attention
   Similar To
   • uninteresting (what does uninteresting mean?)