BORE Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

bore 1 of 3

verb (1)

ˈbȯr

Definition of bore

as in to drill

to make a hole or series of holes in some woodpecker bored holes in our tree in the backyard

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as in to push

to force one's way with some effort, she bored through the throng of yelling protestors

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bore

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verb (2)

as in to weary

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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bore

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noun

as in yawn

someone or something boring for once, the graduation speaker wasn't a real bore

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Recent Examples of bore

Verb

After three to four days, the larva hatches and uses sharp mandibles to bore into the still-living tarantula. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 The machinery that collapsed was a drill rig, which was boring holes for the pilings to support the weight of the supertall skyscraper that will go up on the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Noun

But as the late maximalist designer Iris Apfel was fond of saying, more is more, and less is a bore. — Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 Caldecott Tunnel was first opened in 1937 with two bores containing two lanes each going opposite directions. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bore

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Researchers investigating the site believed by some to be Noah's Ark have just wrapped up their first full field season — drilling more than 60 feet beneath the site and collecting hundreds of samples now undergoing laboratory analysis.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Halliburton will drill a new well for the project and contribute its subsurface, drilling, and well-construction expertise.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of drill

Verb

Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Treasurer Erick Russell has also pushed changes designed to prevent active bank accounts from being wrongly classified as abandoned.

— Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of push

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But even at its most explicit, in documentaries, political cinema acts as an antidote to the culture’s wearying vogue for escapism.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
But for two hours the film is just set-piece after set-piece, backed by a deafening score, which becomes rather wearying.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 July 2026

Definition of weary

Noun

The reward challenge is an obstacle course (yawn), and the Yellow Tribe wins.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Right now, this work may induce yawns, but as long-term exploration efforts of the moon and other bodies become both more serious and more varied, the complexity of mapping these worlds may increase.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of yawn

Verb

Another piece sliced through his salivary gland before bouncing off his jaw and piercing the back of his neck, severing an artery and embedding in a vertebra.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The most impressive is the national park’s namesake, El Teide, a cloud-piercing volcano at around 12,200 feet high—Spain’s tallest peak.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

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But the highlight of the spa is the infinity-edge rock pool, squeezed into a canyon between towering rock walls, with views out over the valley beyond.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
It’s being squeezed by all sorts of forces, commercial forces, corporate forces, political forces.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

The point is not to tire yourself out, just to feel your body getting warm.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tire

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Go to the 17th-floor wellness center, where there’s a zen infinity pool, a gym with a Thai boxing ring, and a medical spa, featuring treatments like Botox, body contouring, and IV drips.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026
As soon as the first few teaspoons of coffee drip out, pour them into a small stainless steel bell creamer (or small metal bowl) and add the sugar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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