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Synonyms for monotonous
məˈnɒt n əsmo·not·o·nous

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. monotonousadjective

    Synonyms:
    monotonic

  2. monotonousadjective

    having an unvarying tone or pitch

    Synonyms:
    monotonic

  3. monotonousadjective

    tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

    Synonyms:
    monotonic

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.7 / 3 votes

  1. monotonous

    Synonyms:
    uniform, unvaried, dull, humdrum, undiversified, tedious

    Antonyms:
    varying, changing

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. humdrum, monotonousadjective

    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

    "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

    Synonyms:
    monotonic, unglamourous, monotone, commonplace, humdrum, unglamorous, prosaic, flat

    Antonyms:
    lively, modulated

  2. flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonousadjective

    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

    "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, humdrum, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, flat, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    lively, modulated

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. monotonousadjective

    Synonyms:
    uniform, unvaried

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. monotonousadjective

    Synonyms:
    unvaried, uniform, uninteresting, humdrum, tedious

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "monotonous":

    monotonic, dull, pomp, tedious, boring

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How to use monotonous in a sentence?

  1. Alex Kumar:

    There's no variation in the environment, it's dark, it's white, and it's bland. It's monotonous and people really underestimate that.

  2. Auguste Renoir:

    If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects he does not try to compose, and soon he gets monotonous.

  3. Jennifer Bosse:

    There is the underlying need to feel valued and validated within society (a society which still places a higher value on what you provide to the job force), socializing with other adults can be difficult, the days long, the routine monotonous and the job overall, relatively thankless.

  4. Jasper Johns (lithographer), Newsweek, Oct. 24, 1977 - page 42.:

    I liked New York when it was an up-and-down city for me, low streets and high buildings. But then, for me, it grew horizontal---monotonous.

  5. Gillian Dalby:

    This keeps your mind busy, it doesn’t feel monotonous, and it’s an incredible way to build endurance and speed.


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