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
Repeating several different varieties in masses along the border gives gardens a sense of cohesion without the planting feeling monotonous.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
In the series’s second season, though, when Dream is loosening up and reconsidering himself, his metamorphosis falls into a pattern that is ultimately monotonous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Elmhirst sets her reader down inside a world that is both tiny and vast, at once ruthlessly monotonous and violently unpredictable.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
By taking on hazardous or monotonous jobs, AEON allows human workers to focus on higher-value activities, helping companies remain competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
In the series’s second season, though, when Dream is loosening up and reconsidering himself, his metamorphosis falls into a pattern that is ultimately monotonous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Elmhirst sets her reader down inside a world that is both tiny and vast, at once ruthlessly monotonous and violently unpredictable.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
By taking on hazardous or monotonous jobs, AEON allows human workers to focus on higher-value activities, helping companies remain competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotonous
Adjective
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The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Superman’s meh international returns can also be understood as reflective of the worldwide audience tiring of Hollywood’s cultural diktats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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With both sets of players tiring, the best chance of the 30-minute period would fall to substitute Salma Paralluelo, who could not divert Batlle’s cross towards goal from four yards out.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Satellite: Available almost everywhere but can be slower and affected by weather.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And so to their kits, which more often than not are just not especially interesting: take this away strip, with its mid-2000s retro styling and pleasant off-white piping, but is just…quite dull.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Harsh chemicals like bleach and ammonia can strip the finish and dull the surface, leaving the floor prone to scratches and other damage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The dialogue wasn’t dumbed down and stupid comic book stuff.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sharon Stone is giving her take on the Basic Instinct reboot in the works and sounds weary about it.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Further, steer clear of dusty bottles stored on hot shelves, as heat and light are wine’s worst enemies.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Creed of Violence is hitting the dusty trail once again, with a new feature adaptation of the 2009 Boston Teran novel in the works.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Today, Khamenei ranks among the world’s oldest and longest-serving heads of state.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Monotonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotonous. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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