as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep
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Recent Examples of monotonous
However, the experience becomes monotonous, with no real end in sight.
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Investors are bombarded with dry data and monotonous presentations, so a pitch that speaks to both the mind and the heart stands out.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The repetitiveness of the game got monotonous at times, which left him unprepared for when things didn’t go according to plan.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
High up on the fifth floor, the couple turned a monotonous 764-square-foot apartment into something that undeniably reflects their individual styles.
—Mailin Sophie Zieser, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Investors are bombarded with dry data and monotonous presentations, so a pitch that speaks to both the mind and the heart stands out.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The repetitiveness of the game got monotonous at times, which left him unprepared for when things didn’t go according to plan.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
High up on the fifth floor, the couple turned a monotonous 764-square-foot apartment into something that undeniably reflects their individual styles.
—Mailin Sophie Zieser, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotonous
Adjective
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Camilla told Newsweek that her husband, Linford, 32, works as a tunnel boring machine operator in London.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Take it from this guy, who bought the beautiful Starfield limited-edition Xbox controller, headset, and console wrap for over $200, only to play the game and dump it after 20 boring hours.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, many on the internet have identified this week as a particularly tiring one for Black K-pop fans.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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Of course, going from shows to pickleball classes to after-hours jam sessions at B.B. King’s Blues Club can be tiring.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of the slow, unsexy work of loving someone even in the worst times.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Friendships built on insecurity, where men constantly have to prove their manhood, are a breeding ground for toxic attitudes and stupid decision-making.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And a simple chat at a Chinese restaurant, like the one between the dyspeptic Dave Moss (Bill Burr) and the weary George Aaronow (Michael McKean), might turn out to have been criminal entrapment.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many brands and retailers, meanwhile, will have to choose between absorbing the costs in order to hold prices steady or passing them onto customers via price hikes at a moment when many are already weary from inflation and minding their budgets.—
Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On the outskirts of Lima, Peru, locals stumbled upon some dusty items in a vacant lot.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The doors also slide open to reveal an adjustable shelf with storage for anything from your dusty DVD collection to game night puzzles.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Morales' older brother, Ricardo, confirmed his death in a post on X, formerly Twitter.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, older generations started saving much later, with boomers beginning at an average age of 37 and with plans to retire at 72.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Monotonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotonous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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