as in restlessness
the state of being bored
she spent that whole meeting in a state of complete boredom, waiting for lunch
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Recent Examples of boredom
Start where boredom is high and variability is low then use these simpler automation successes as learning experiences toward automating more sophisticated, complex work.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Owners should also provide a variety of appropriate chew toys and inedible chew bones, and rotate them every few days to keep the canine engaged and prevent boredom.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Nick Hornby was indicating his boredom at Destiny’s Child.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Let that boredom be your breakthrough.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Owners should also provide a variety of appropriate chew toys and inedible chew bones, and rotate them every few days to keep the canine engaged and prevent boredom.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Nick Hornby was indicating his boredom at Destiny’s Child.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Let that boredom be your breakthrough.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
Noun
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The move comes amid mounting pressure from parents, teachers and health experts who blame the drinks for mood swings, panic attacks, restlessness and even falling grades.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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For Walmsley, one of the world’s most successful ultrarunners, the sport has always been more than a career or a hobby – more than just a way to appease his restlessness.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental – a comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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