mind-numbing

adjective

mind-numb·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌnə-miŋ 

: relentlessly tedious : dull

mind-numbingly adverb

Synonyms

• arid
• boring
• colorless
• drab
• dreary
• drudging
• dry
• dull
• dusty
• flat
• heavy
• ho-hum
• humdrum
• jading
• jejune
• leaden
• monochromatic
• monotonous
• numbing
• old
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• slow
• stale
• stodgy
• stuffy
• stupid
• tame
• tedious
• tiresome
• tiring
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• weary
• wearying

Examples of mind-numbing in a Sentence

that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases

Recent Examples on the Web

If Baltimore avoids mind-numbing penalties, the Ravens have a few matchup advantages that should lead to a win. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024

MetLife had to fashion an environment in which women could be hired en masse, assured of safety and respectability, and assigned to the mind-numbing tasks that kept the engine of insurance purring. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024

After a few mind-numbing steps, this reaction makes yet another molecule called G3P. Two of them combine to form a sugar — one more brick in the edifice that is a plant. —Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024

Our protagonist wishes to escape the mind-numbing monotony of the family farm and dreams of becoming a glamorous movie star. —Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above