monotonous

[muh-not-n-uhs] / məˈnɒt n əs /

ADJECTIVE

all the same, remaining the same

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring dreary dull ho-hum humdrum plodding repetitious repetitive tedious tiresome

WEAK

banausic blah colorless droning dull as dishwater flat flat as pancake monotone nothing pedestrian prosaic puts one to sleep recurrent reiterated samely sing-song soporific toneless treadmill unchanged unchanging uniform uninflected uninteresting unrelieved unvaried unvarying wearisome wearying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clear eventful exciting interesting light lively

WEAK

changing ever-changing variable versatile

Example Sentences

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Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

It can get a little bit monotonous and a little bit tedious.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

But over time, running began to feel monotonous, and he craved a new challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The staging is frolicsome but visually monotonous — a problem for a play that is much longer than it needs to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

You listened to the monotonous chewing of cattle, the tepid rustle of water as it fingered its way through the reeds.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

monotonous

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