Bore and Pump up

Opposite meaning terms

Bore verb - To make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous.

Usage example: the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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Pump up is an antonym for bore.

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Pump up verb - To cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of.

Usage example: the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance

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Bore is an antonym for pump up in topics: activate, energize.

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