Foundation level · Year 4 · free
bored
adjective · Say it: BORD
What it means
Foundationtired and unhappy because nothing interesting is happening
Oliver felt bored on the long car journey, so he played a word game.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- fed up
- uninterested
- weary
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- entertained
- excited
- interested
More examples
- By the third rainy day of the holiday, the children were very bored.
Where the word comes from
From the verb 'bore', meaning to make someone weary, first used in the 1700s.
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