At first we found life in the town very exciting but soon it became rather _______

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in the meaning to the underlined word or group of words that will fill in the sentence.

At first we found life in the town very exciting but soon it became rather _______

A. tiring
B. disturbing
C. burdensome
D. boring

Correct Answer:

Option D – boring

Explanation

exciting: ausing great enthusiasm and eagerness. example “one of the most exciting matches I’ve ever seen”

synonyms: thrilling · exhilarating · stirring · rousing · stimulating ·

boring: not interesting; tedious. example: “I’ve got a boring job in an office”

synonyms: tedious · dull · monotonous · repetitious · repetitive · unrelieved