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REFRESHING Antonyms

10 antonyms for refreshing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For REFRESHING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
boring

adjective

adj

noun

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

dull

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

flat

adverb, noun, adjective

adv, n, adj

adjective

• lacking contrast or shading between tones

• (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone

noun

• a level tract of land

• a shallow box in which seedlings are started

• a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

• freight car without permanent sides or roof

• a deflated pneumatic tire

• scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

• a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

adverb

• with flat sails

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

adjective satellite

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

• not modified or restricted by reservations

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

• flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

• having lost effervescence

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

• horizontally level

• lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• commercially inactive

insipid

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking interest or significance or impact

musty

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• covered with or smelling of mold

• stale and unclean smelling

stagnant

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not circulating or flowing

• not growing or changing; without force or vitality

stale

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

adjective satellite

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

verb

• urinate, of cattle and horses

tepid

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• moderately warm

• feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

unappetizing

adjective

adj

adjective

• not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste

tire

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• hoop that covers a wheel

verb

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• deplete

• cause to be bored

Alternatives for BORING

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