Meaning & use
monotonous
Dull because it repeats or changes very little.
See it in a sentence
Folding the same leaflet all afternoon became monotonous.
The speaker's monotonous delivery made an exciting story hard to follow.
A note on using this word
Monotonous usually expresses boredom caused by a lack of variety. Repetition can be useful without being monotonous.
Words with a similar meaning
repetitivetedious
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
variedengaging
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