Synonyms for yawner
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : yaw-ner |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɔ nər |
Top 10 synonyms for yawner Other synonyms for the word yawner
- a bit much
- accustomed
- actual
- apathetic
- arduous
- blah
- boresome
- boring
- bromidic
- burdensome
- clean
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- corny
- dead
- demanding
- depressed
- diddly
- difficult
- drag
- dragging
- draggy
- drudging
- dry
- dull
- enervative
- even
- exacting
- factual
- falling off
- fatiguing
- flat
- garden-variety
- hackneyed
- hard
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- hefty
- ho-hum
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- irksome
- jading
- lackluster
- languid
- lifeless
- literal
- lowly
- lusterless
- matter-of-fact
- monotonous
- nothing
- nowhere
- old hat
- oppressive
- ordinary
- pabulum
- pedestrian
- phoned in
- placid
- platitudinous
- plebeian
- ponderous
- practicable
- practical
- prosaic
- prose
- prosy
- quiet
- regular
- routine
- sitting tight
- slack
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- square
- stagnant
- stale
- sterile
- still
- stock
- stolid
- strenuous
- tame
- tedious
- tight
- tired
- tiring
- too much
- torpid
- tough
- trite
- trying
- uncool
- uncreative
- uneventful
- unexceptional
- unexciting
- unimaginative
- unimpressed
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- uninventive
- unmoved
- unrelieved
- unresponsive
- usual
- vanilla
- vapid
- vexatious
- wearing
- wearisome
- wearying
- without incident
- workaday
- yawn
- zero
Définition of yawner
Origin :- 1680s, agent noun from yawn (v.). Meaning "boring thing" is 1942, American English colloquial (yawn in this sense is attested from 1889).
- As in prosaic : adj unimaginative
- As in tiresome : adj irritating, exasperating
- As in uninspired : adj dull, unoriginal
- As in dull : adj uneventful
- Some were busy at arithmetic, while, every moment, whack went the rod upon the crown of the idler or yawner.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction » by Various
- If he attempts to take some of our big banked bullfinches in his stride, with a yawner on each side, will get into grief.'
- Extract from : « Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour » by R. S. Surtees
Antonyms for yawner
- active
- agitated
- alert
- bright
- clear
- creative
- easy
- energetic
- eventful
- exciting
- facile
- fast
- fun
- imaginative
- inspired
- intelligent
- interesting
- keen
- knifelike
- light
- lively
- luminous
- lustrous
- nice
- original
- pointed
- quick
- sensitive
- serrated
- sharp
- smart
- spirited
- stimulating
- thinking
- trivial
- unusual
- vivacious
- witty
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