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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One person was on a chair holding court, leading the sing-song, conducting the crowd, loving life.

From BBC • May 17, 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

Asked to produce the records, the 78-year-old reportedly responded “mockingly, repeating the request in a sing-song voice.”

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

“Gracia” I said in a sing-song voice, and glided past the sofa.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

sing-song

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