1
as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
a leaden performance of a classic American play that nearly put us to sleep
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2
as in gray
of the color gray
the leaden sky made everything seem dark and depressing
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Recent Examples of leaden
Many of these films, the recent Snow White most nefarious amongst them, are leaden with uncanny valley CGI, bizarre green screen devotion and a surprising lack of artistic intent.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
But the ubiquitous walls of video are a crutch in Cromer’s leaden production, creating a static disconnect between Clooney and the audience in moments that should feel the most urgently personal.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Exhausted now, his blood pressure mounting, Cassidy sits heavily, leaden, on the edge of the bed.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
And treading water is making my legs and arms feel leaden.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaden
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Yes, the rich women went to Sedona on Sutton’s private plane, but before that there were a few scenes back in boring old Los Angeles.—
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Disease prevention should be boring, routine, expected, and easy to access.—
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Winter showcases the exfoliating bark, which peels away to reveal strips of gray, orange, and brick red.—
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The coat is available in five colors, including dark brown, oat, caramel, gray, and black, as well as sizes ranging from XS to XL.—
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Hoover finished 319 yards on 34-of-50 passing, but his two turnovers were critical mistakes that led to TCU’s slow start in the first half.—
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When visiting the exhibit, plan on taking your time to make the most of it, or what the American Federation of Arts calls slow looking.—
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The first agent gets into a silver Chevy Tahoe driven by someone else and leaves.—
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After the incident, the robbers got into a silver sedan with at least one additional person inside who was driving, police said.—
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The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.—
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The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.—
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Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert finds Brooklinen’s prints a good midway point between something too chintzy or something too dull, and thinks highly of the material as well.—
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The fiber’s irregular length distribution—with 50 percent at 28 millimeters and 50 percent in the 10 to 20 millimeter range—delivers a textured, semi-dull and opaque aesthetic that achieves a genuine, vintage washdown performance.—
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When Jensen was tiring of running her own business, her little brother did her the same favor of helping her land a job with the cannabis dispensary From The Earth at their Brookside location, where she was quickly hired and loved by her coworkers.—
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Although Richardson has only appeared in 25 of the 36 contests so far in his rookie campaign, the near first-half of his first year as a professional has been tiring for the 20-year-old who’s continued to adjust to his new life in Orlando.—
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In tribute to Michael Keane’s hair-pulling on Wednesday, Cerys Jones picked through the stupidest dismissals in Premier League history.—
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To do a lot less foolish, thoughtless, stupid, idiotic things.—
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“Leaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaden. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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