broken record

NOUN

repetition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

litany recurrence reiteration repeat rhythm

STRONG

alliteration chant chorus copy echo encore iteration paraphrase periodicity perseveration practice reappearance recapitulation recital redundancy rehearsal relation renewal repetitiousness replication report reproduction restatement return rote tautology

WEAK

ingemination iteracy iterance reoccurrence staccato

Antonyms

STRONG

original

WEAK

instance

Example Sentences

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Your columnist sounds like a broken record talking about the comparative merits of inflation-protected Treasury bonds, known as TIPS.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I’m a broken record on this, but now isn’t the time to cut it close.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Frank is starting to sound like a broken record, but it is hard to say anything different when outcomes are so often the same.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

I feel like a bit of a broken record, but I’m still saying it’s not time to panic … yet.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

He was doggedly determined to fight the election on his record—and a broken record was just what he sounded like.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

broken record

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