BLAHS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

blahs

noun

plural of blah

as in boredom

the state of being bored I've just been stuck in the blahs lately

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boredom

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The level of boredom Pugh brought to Kate making her older client orgasm by squeezing his nipples really sold her approach to the work.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

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