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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The pop star’s first solo album in nearly a decade is a slick, highly professional affair that suffers from a surplus of monotonous, surface-level balladry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

My mind flitted back to a conversation I had with my physical therapist about modern love: Dating in L.A. has become monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

While the bot proved capable at monotonous tasks like sorting objects, the former engineers said they thought most factory jobs are better off being done by robots with shapes designed for the specific task.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Academic writers often neglect to do this and trowel out massive slabs of visually monotonous text.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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