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单词 tiring
释义

tiring

adjective

tir·​ing ˈtī-riŋ How to pronounce tiring (audio)
ˈtī-ər-iŋ
: causing weariness or lack of strength or energy
a tiring schedule
a very tiring workout
Karlowicz, a fifth-grade teacher, said she ran in last year's Ragnar Relay Cape Cod, which gave her some familiarity with racing on back-to-back days. "It's so tiring," she said. "There's a huge mental challenge to do it. It's very invigorating to overcome that." Steve Derderian
tiringly adverb
tiringly hot weather
a tiringly repetitive process

Synonyms

  • arid
  • boring
  • colorless
  • drab
  • dreary
  • drudging
  • dry
  • dull
  • dusty
  • flat
  • heavy
  • ho-hum
  • humdrum
  • jading
  • jejune
  • leaden
  • mind-numbing
  • monochromatic
  • monotonous
  • numbing
  • old
  • pedestrian
  • ponderous
  • slow
  • stale
  • stodgy
  • stuffy
  • stupid
  • tame
  • tedious
  • tiresome
  • uninteresting
  • wearisome
  • weary
  • wearying
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Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

tiring 1 of 2

adjective

as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the seminar was tiring and not particularly helpful or informative

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • boring
  • wearying
  • slow
  • weary
  • stupid
  • dull
  • old
  • dusty
  • tiresome
  • heavy
  • annoying
  • tedious
  • irritating
  • exhausting
  • wearisome
  • monotonous
  • dry
  • tame
  • uninteresting
  • drudging
  • pedestrian
  • dreary
  • humdrum
  • drab
  • arid
  • numbing
  • ponderous
  • stodgy
  • stale
  • stuffy
  • leaden
  • mind-numbing
  • monochromatic
  • jejune
  • colorless
  • jading
  • draining
  • flat
  • ho-hum
  • irksome
  • unrewarding
  • blah
  • uneventful
  • pallid
  • fatiguing
  • sterile
  • bothersome
  • unexciting
  • barren
  • uninspiring
  • prosy
  • enervating
  • unimaginative
  • soggy
  • prosaic
  • spiritless
  • blank
  • discouraging
  • dullish
  • unspectacular
  • pedantic
  • debilitating
  • gray
  • demoralizing
  • wearing
  • undramatic
  • cumbersome
  • dispiriting
  • unsensational
  • disheartening
  • inanimate
  • aseptic
  • earthbound
  • ordinary
  • palling
  • suspenseless
  • common
  • pleasureless
  • unsurprising
  • commonplace
  • plodding
  • unnewsworthy
  • enfeebling
  • vapid
  • grey
  • longsome
  • pokey
  • lumbering
  • tepid
  • unexceptional
  • poky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • interesting
  • exciting
  • involving
  • engrossing
  • intriguing
  • surprising
  • exhilarating
  • engaging
  • wonderful
  • riveting
  • amazing
  • absorbing
  • amusing
  • marvellous
  • spectacular
  • thrilling
  • gripping
  • entertaining
  • awesome
  • wondrous
  • stimulating
  • astonishing
  • inspiring
  • sensational
  • marvelous
  • energizing
  • astounding
  • breathtaking
  • fabulous
  • electrifying
  • stirring
  • moving
  • rousing
  • invigorating
  • fascinating
  • enthralling
  • animating
  • attractive
  • charming
  • galvanizing
  • alluring
  • diverting
  • enlivening
  • enchanting
  • poignant
  • touching
  • entrancing
  • eye-opening
  • beguiling
  • attracting
  • hair-raising
  • bewitching
  • rip-roaring
  • spellbinding
  • provocative
  • suspenseful
  • captivating
  • mesmerizing
  • tantalizing
  • arresting
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tiring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tire
1
as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of I don't want our walk to tire you too much

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • weakening
  • exhausting
  • softening
  • wasting
  • debilitating
  • enervating
  • sapping
  • damaging
  • hurting
  • enfeebling
  • injuring
  • paralyzing
  • depressing
  • devitalizing
  • depleting
  • crippling
  • etiolating
  • prostrating
  • impairing
  • incapacitating
  • disabling
  • impoverishing
  • harming
  • hamstringing
  • invaliding
  • wearing out
  • wearing down
  • laying up
  • unmanning
  • washing out
  • grinding (down)
  • breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strengthening
  • invigorating
  • energizing
  • fortifying
  • recruiting
  • rejuvenating
  • beefing (up)
  • hardening
  • vitalizing
  • seasoning
  • toughening
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2
as in exhausting
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • boring
  • exhausting
  • wearying
  • draining
  • wearing
  • discouraging
  • fatiguing
  • jading
  • debilitating
  • enervating
  • palling
  • putting to sleep
  • disheartening
  • dispiriting
  • burning out
  • enfeebling
  • wearing out
  • fagging
  • disabling
  • demoralizing
  • dejecting
  • tuckering (out)
  • washing out
  • doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • interesting
  • exciting
  • fascinating
  • intriguing
  • invigorating
  • amusing
  • engaging
  • engrossing
  • stimulating
  • energizing
  • absorbing
  • gripping
  • busying
  • entertaining
  • enlivening
  • strengthening
  • animating
  • galvanizing
  • activating
  • charming
  • vitalizing
  • enthralling
  • captivating
  • mesmerizing
  • attracting
  • alluring
  • enchanting
  • bewitching
  • involving
  • monopolizing
  • occupying
  • busying
  • stirring
  • hypnotizing
  • immersing
  • rousing
  • beguiling
  • preoccupying
  • rallying
  • pumping up
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3
as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exhausting
  • wearing
  • draining
  • killing
  • wearying
  • fatiguing
  • wasting
  • harassing
  • breaking
  • busting
  • fagging
  • frazzling
  • weakening
  • burning out
  • knocking out
  • wearing out
  • washing out
  • debilitating
  • enervating
  • doing in
  • doing up
  • sapping
  • outwearing
  • wearing to a frazzle
  • enfeebling
  • tuckering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • invigorating
  • energizing
  • strengthening
  • activating
  • resting
  • relaxing
  • rejuvenating
  • vitalizing
  • unwinding
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