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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I used to feel that time spent devoted to improving your body was fruitless or monotonous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 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

In downtown Los Angeles, a property owner blasted the monotonous children’s song “Baby Shark” to deter camping last month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

The summer nightfall was unbroken by owls and so quiet that they could plainly hear the intermittent, monotonous “Chug chug chug” of a nightingale in the distant woods.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

monotonous

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