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Synonyms of 'bored'

bored

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(adjective) 
I am getting very bored with this entire business.
Synonyms
fed up
I'm fed up and don't know what to do.
tired
I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
hacked (off) (US, slang)
wearied
weary
I am growing weary of your constant complaints.
pissed off (taboo, slang)
uninterested
unhelpful and uninterested shop staff
sick and tired (informal)
listless
browned-off (informal)
brassed off (British, slang)
ennuied
hoha (New Zealand)
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of browned-off
Definition
thoroughly bored and depressed
Synonyms
fed up,
discouraged,
weary,
discontented,
disgruntled,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
disheartened,
cheesed off (British, slang),
sick as a parrot (informal)
in the sense of tired
Definition
bored with or no longer interested in something
I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
Synonyms
bored,
fed up,
weary,
sick (informal),
annoyed,
irritated,
pissed (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
exasperated,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irked,
hoha (New Zealand)
in the sense of uninterested
Definition
having or showing no interest in someone or something
unhelpful and uninterested shop staff
Synonyms
indifferent,
unconcerned,
apathetic,
bored,
distant,
listless,
impassive,
blasé,
unresponsive,
uninvolved,
incurious

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bored

  • border on something
  • borderline
  • bore
  • bored
  • boredom
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