sing-song

ADJECTIVE

monotonous

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 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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Virgo's voice came with a sing-song tempo, rising and falling in that familiar brogue.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“Company,” a reggae tune with a guest appearance from Jamaican dancehall vocalist Buju Banton, gives Ms. Lennox an opportunity to try on a sing-song melodic guise and it suits her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

I had a specific rhythm in mind, and the directness of Katie’s words was followed by something a bit sing-song.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

"He's so weird! He's so weird!" the crowd chanted in a sing-song, taunting voice that echoed across Temple University's packed basketball stadium Tuesday evening.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Deemer kept up a sing-song taunt: “Crybaby, crybaby, stick your head in pie, baby!”

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

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