Boring
Boring adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it
Surprising is an antonym for boring.
Surprising
Surprising adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.
Usage example: it's surprising how much knowledge of physics the architects of those immense medieval cathedrals must have had
Boring is an antonym for surprising.
Both words in one sentence
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Peacemaker Kurogane has an incredible amount of Ho Yay subtext/text (?), a Bishōnen main cast and the one female love interest is very boring so it's not surprising some would consider it Boys' Love.
Source: Yaoi Genre
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