LONGSOME Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

longsome

adjective

Definition of longsome

as in tedious

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Recent Examples of longsome But his longsome speech also brimmed with movement love—and the companion call to culture-war arms. — Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for longsome

Adjective

There won’t be any tedious downloading of APK files or tinkering with a developer console—you’ll be able to send apps to the Play Store right from AI Studio.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Multiplying two matrices together requires a tedious amount of arithmetic.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tedious

Adjective

Most impressive is its capacity to achieve the perfect balance between design and sophistication, without being uptight or boring.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
The game was pretty boring overall, and the Seahawks looked like the significantly better team.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

The pickup’s driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was taken into custody but was later released after police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

— Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

His style, reminiscent of Nick Cave, is incantatory, and the result is that the not-especially-melodic songs tend to bleed into each other with a sameness that ultimately proves monotonous.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Kennedy mixed hurry-up tempo with monotonous drives to keep Cal (0-1) guessing.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of monotonous

Adjective

Although the region got some rain Sunday and Monday, most of it fell in areas south of Los Angeles County, leaving Los Angeles and Ventura counties very dry.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Combine turkey stock or chicken broth and dry red wine in a large glass measuring cup.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dry

Adjective

On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
In particular, he was asked about Netflix’s slower growth (2% year-over-year growth in user engagement during the first half in 2026).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of slow

Adjective

The city is flooded with dull and uninteresting structures clad in the material.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
That level of detail proved uninteresting to most Privacy Bee users and confusing to some, so the present edition makes things much simpler.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026