Bored (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rich heiress sat on her plush couch, a picture of elegance but with a distinctly bored expression.
- As she gazed out at the same dull grey cityscape she had grown up with, Sarah couldn't help but feel utterly bored with her mundane routine.
- With a bored sigh, Emily dropped the TV remote onto the coffee table, done with yet another vapid sitcom episode.
- His friends' animated discussion on social media politics had a decidedly bored listener in James, who stared off into space with an unenthused air.
- Having just emerged from her last academic semester with lackluster grades and fading interests, Michelle looked ahead at her final college years with a somewhat bored disinterest.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star".
Classification
All adjective clusters.