Meaning & use
bored
Feeling weary and impatient because one is uninterested or has nothing to do.
See it in a sentence
The children got bored waiting in the long line at the airport.
He was so bored during the lecture that he started doodling.
A note on using this word
Use "bored" for how a person feels and "boring" for what causes that feeling: "I am bored" versus "the movie is boring."
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
engagedinterested
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