bored stiff

Completely without interest

Bored stiff means extremely bored, bored to the point of mental paralysis.

The stiff suggests a body gone rigid from inactivity, like a corpse: The lecture was three hours long and I was bored stiff by the end.

Compare scared stiff, frozen stiff.

intensity

ennui

Weary, listless dissatisfaction

weariness · numbness · restlessness · fidgeting · clock-watching · mind-numbing · soul-crushing · unstimulated · disengaged · zoned-out

emotional

apathetic

Without feeling or concern

jaded · world-weary · listless · unmoved · detached · nonchalant · blasé · dispassionate · unenthused · flat

physical

lethargic

Lacking energy or alertness

inert · drowsy · yawning · slumped · heavy-lidded · fidgety · restless · antsy · sighing · daydreaming

cause

monotonous

Unchangingly dull

dreary · dull · routine · mechanical · predictable · unvarying · mind-numbing · unstimulating · dry · plodding

Opposites
stimulation intensity

bored stiffthrilled

Overjoyed beyond measure

exhilarated · electrified · excited · stimulated · energized

engagement and interest level

bored stiffriveted

Fastened or enthralled

fascinated · enthralled · captivated · engrossed · spellbound

Family

bore, bored, boring, bores, boringly, boredom, stiff, stiffs, stiffed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G