TEDIUM Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tedium

noun

ˈtē-dē-əm

Definition of tedium

as in boredom

the state of being bored the tedium of spending a rainy afternoon trapped inside the house

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Recent Examples of tedium There is a tedium, however, to scrolling through a bunch of stuff that isn’t real, that maybe isn’t even pretending to be real, all for the sake of lying for no reason. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 What would be lost in the red-white-and-blue tedium gives Venezuela an instantly identifiable characteristic. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Along the way, Lee is attentive to the roles of mental illness and gender in Woolf’s genius, and proves that a doorstop biography doesn’t have to be an exercise in tedium. — Nicholas Boggs, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026 Sea Rangers offer a Swiss Army knife’s dexterity, pursuing government contracts across the European Union and United Kingdom to tackle the tedium of climate compliance and the drudgery of clearing those backlogs. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tedium

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boredom

Noun

This isn't mere boredom, but chronic exhaustion from performing work employees know is meaningless and potentially automatable, yet cannot openly question.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Swashbuckling and romantic, this story will chase away any signs of summer boredom.

— Toby Rose, Parents, 30 June 2026

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tediousness

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teed off

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