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adjective

ˈbȯrd How to pronounce bored (audio)
Definition of borednext
as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted I was completely bored during that speech

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bored

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verb (1)

past tense of bore
1
as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard

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2
as in pushed
to force one's way with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors

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bored

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verb (2)

past tense of bore
as in wearied
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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Recent Examples of bored
Adjective
Because the plays were constantly changing, players were never bored. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Ahmady portrays Daisy as a playful spirit, a bored young mother who throws herself into new adventures and is unconflicted when her actions happen to hurt others. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
The tunnel would be bored through bedrock 60 to 250 feet below the lakebed, running from the south side of the straits to the northern shore. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Dewey is the town sheriff; Gale has retired as a reporter and is married to him, but bored in Woodsboro. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bored
  1. tired
  2. drilled
  3. pushed
  4. wearied
  5. pierced
  6. squeezed
  7. drained
  8. punched
Adjective
  • Getting camera-ready Crawford never tired of redecorating her house throughout her 26 years there and had a long collaborative relationship with decorator William Haines.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As such, the group designed this high-tech salve to revive tired skin on a cellular level, but also with a little mood boost.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tired
Verb
  • Broncos kicker Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to elevate Denver to a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Just two years ago, in 2024, Schmidt and the Trades Council were on opposite sides of a different ballot measure proposal — one over an oil industry effort to repeal a law banning oil and gas wells from being drilled too close to parks and schools.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drilled
Verb
  • Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Lebanese officials have pushed for a last-minute extension of UNIFIL's mandate, so far without success.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Definition of wearied
Verb
  • The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away.
    — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.
    — Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Following a major eruption in 2018 that partly drained one of the underground lava reservoirs, there were indications that it was being steadily refilled.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Not only that, but the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been aggressively drained to ease the energy shock.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained
Verb
  • As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bored. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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