Thesaurus:tedium

Thesaurus

tedium

English

Noun

Sense: a tiring repetition or lack of variety

Synonyms

• acedia
• boredom
• monotony
• sameness    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tediousness
• tiresomeness
• tedium
• wearisomeness

Antonyms

• amusement
• interest

Hyponyms

• drudgery    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ennui

Hypernyms

• sameness    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:bore
• Thesaurus:boring
• Thesaurus:wearisome

Further reading

• “841. weariness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “tedium” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.