If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation as tedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating.
Such lists are long and tedious to read.
...the tedious business of line-by-line programming.
Synonyms: boring, dull, dreary, monotonous More Synonyms of tedious
tediouslyadverb [usually ADVERB adjective]
...the most tediously boring aspects of international relations.
tedious in British English
(ˈtiːdɪəs)
adjective
1.
causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
2. obsolete
progressing very slowly
Derived forms
tediously (ˈtediously)
adverb
tediousness (ˈtediousness)
noun
tedious in American English
(ˈtidiəs; occas. ˈtidʒəs)
adjective
full of tedium; long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring
Derived forms
tediously (ˈtediously)
adverb
tediousness (ˈtediousness)
noun
Word origin
ME < LL taediosus
Examples of 'tedious' in a sentence
tedious
It must get all rather tedious for him.
The Sun (2015)
It is also one of the most tedious conundrums of business life.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But you have to sit through a long and tedious whimper to get there.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But what a brilliant excuse for losing the thread of a tedious conversation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The tedious tasks we have to do today will be consigned to history.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Surely at least one channel could air something less tedious?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Set a firm time limit for tedious tasks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But there was always something tedious about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Though it just may also prove a welcome escape from his tedious job and two unresolved love affairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But how much time will you spend on what is probably the most tedious job of the year?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Theft or loss of a mobile phone results in the tedious task of trying to rebuild contact books.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Free them from the tedious business of filling in forms to record crime and leave it to the statisticians.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was unbelievably boring and tedious.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is all becoming rather tedious.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The list is long and tedious.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is tedious but essential business.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The rest of the day was a lot like being on any old tedious weight-loss diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But this is about as far as it goes, and it is incredibly tedious to read.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Instead of being short and demanding, the exam season is long and tedious.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's a job as tedious as it can be dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The great and good were planted to ask rather tedious questions about other topics, which they duly did.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most of the stuff you see in these design ghettos is tedious and boring, like chairs with five legs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Both can turn that most tedious of old rugby clichés on its head; that forwards win matches and backs decide by how much.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You've coped with boring tasks and tedious individuals before, usually by doing theminimum or finding a way to turn those situations into something fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
tedious
British English: tedious ADJECTIVE
If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation as tedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating.
Such lists are long and tedious to read.
American English: tedious
Brazilian Portuguese: maçante
Chinese: 乏味烦人的
European Spanish: pesado
French: fastidieux
German: langweilig
Italian: noioso
Japanese: 単調で退屈な
Korean: 지루한
European Portuguese: maçante
Latin American Spanish: tedioso
Chinese translation of 'tedious'
tedious
(ˈtiːdɪəs)
adj
乏味的 (fáwèi de)
(adjective)
Definition
boring and uninteresting
the tedious business of line-by-line programming
Synonyms
boring
boring television programmes
dull
They can both be rather dull.
dreary
They live such dreary lives.
monotonous
It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
tiring
annoying
fatiguing
drab
banal
The text is banal.
tiresome
My neighbour is petty and tiresome.
lifeless
prosaic
the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
laborious
Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
humdrum
trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
uninteresting
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?
long-drawn-out
mind-numbing
irksome
the irksome regulations
unexciting
soporific
ho-hum (informal)
vapid
wearisome
a long and wearisome task
deadly dull
prosy
His autobiography is a prosy piece of work, full of pedantry.
dreich (Scottish)
Opposites
interesting
,
exciting
,
inspiring
,
stimulating
,
enjoyable
,
imaginative
,
exhilarating
,
enthralling
Additional synonyms
in the sense of banal
Definition
lacking originality
The text is banal.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
ordinary,
boring,
tired,
routine,
dull,
everyday,
stereotypical,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
vanilla (slang),
dreary,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
humdrum,
threadbare,
trite,
unimaginative,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
clichéd,
old hat,
mind-numbing,
hackneyed,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
repetitious,
wearisome,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden,
unvaried
in the sense of dreary
Definition
dull or uninteresting
They live such dreary lives.
Synonyms
dull,
boring,
tedious,
routine,
drab,
tiresome,
lifeless,
monotonous,
humdrum,
colourless,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
mind-numbing,
ho-hum (informal),
wearisome,
as dry as dust
in the sense of dull
Definition
not interesting
They can both be rather dull.
Synonyms
boring,
tedious,
dreary,
flat,
dry,
plain,
commonplace,
tiresome,
monotonous,
prosaic,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
unimaginative,
dozy,
uninteresting,
mind-numbing,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
as dry as dust
Synonyms of 'tedious'
tedious
Explore 'tedious' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of humdrum
Definition
ordinary, dull, and uninteresting
trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
Synonyms
dull,
ordinary,
boring,
routine,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
dreary,
banal,
tiresome,
monotonous,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
mind-numbing,
ho-hum (informal),
repetitious,
wearisome,
unvaried
in the sense of irksome
Definition
annoying or tiresome
the irksome regulations
Synonyms
irritating,
trying,
annoying,
aggravating (informal),
troublesome,
unwelcome,
exasperating,
tiresome,
vexing,
disagreeable,
burdensome,
wearisome,
bothersome,
vexatious
in the sense of laborious
Definition
involving great exertion or prolonged effort
Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
Synonyms
hard,
difficult,
tiring,
exhausting,
wearing,
tough,
fatiguing,
uphill,
strenuous,
arduous,
tiresome,
onerous,
burdensome,
herculean,
wearisome,
backbreaking,
toilsome (literary)
in the sense of monotonous
Definition
tedious because of lack of variety
It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
Synonyms
tedious,
boring,
dull,
repetitive,
uniform,
all the same,
plodding,
tiresome,
humdrum,
unchanging,
colourless,
mind-numbing,
soporific,
ho-hum (informal),
repetitious,
wearisome,
samey (informal),
unvaried
in the sense of prosaic
Definition
lacking imagination
the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
Synonyms
dull,
ordinary,
boring,
routine,
flat,
dry,
everyday,
tame,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
matter-of-fact,
stale,
banal,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
trite,
unimaginative,
hackneyed,
workaday,
vapid
in the sense of prosy
Definition
dull and long-winded
His autobiography is a prosy piece of work, full of pedantry.
Synonyms
dull,
long,
flat,
boring,
prosing,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
tedious,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
prosaic,
humdrum,
unimaginative,
uninteresting,
long-winded,
wordy,
long-drawn-out,
overlong
in the sense of tiresome
Definition
boring and irritating
My neighbour is petty and tiresome.
Synonyms
boring,
annoying,
irritating,
trying,
wearing,
dull,
tedious,
exasperating,
monotonous,
laborious,
uninteresting,
irksome,
wearisome,
vexatious
in the sense of uninteresting
Definition
boring or dull
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?