Definitions

humdrum

[huhm-druhm] / ˈhʌmˌdrʌm /

ADJECTIVE

boring, uneventful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drab dreary everyday monotonous mundane plodding tedious uninteresting

STRONG

blah common commonplace monotone ordinary pedestrian routine treadmill vanilla

WEAK

arid banausic bromidic dim dime a dozen dull garden-variety insipid lifeless prosy repetitious tiresome toneless unvaried wearisome white-bread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exciting interesting

STRONG

abnormal different exceptional extraordinary rare uncommon unusual

WEAK

busy eventful lively

Example Sentences

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Thankfully for Rovere, director Alan J. Pakula would turn those humdrum parts of “All the President’s Men” into a gripping procedural just two years later, crafting a legendary piece of American cinema in the process.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

And, given his humdrum season with Columbus Crew, how did Nancy get this job in the first place?

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The market had been pretty humdrum for all of November, making the decline at the kickoff of December notable.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

History tells a more humdrum story: People will find new and better work as productivity increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

We have examined the universe in space and seen that we live on a mote of dust circling a humdrum star in the remotest corner of an obscure galaxy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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