OPEROSE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

operose

adjective

Definition of operose

as in wearisome

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Borges may not be able to see the scenery, but delights in every scrap of local color, to a degree that the American — tasked with describing everything to his elder, in suitably lyrical terms — finds quite wearisome.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
But even the distinctive look becomes wearisome after not too long.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of wearisome

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Nearly all its arrangements hew to a standard radio-pop format, and in the record’s back half this lack of imagination becomes tiresome.

— Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Upgrading to first class adds another layer of comfort, with private sleeping accommodations that make overnight travel feel far less tiresome.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of tiresome

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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

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