repetitious

adjective

rep·​e·​ti·​tious ˌre-pə-ˈti-shəs 

: characterized or marked by repetition

especially : tediously repeating

repetitiously adverb

repetitiousness noun

Synonyms

• repetitive

Examples of repetitious in a Sentence

He was bored by the repetitious work.

Her writing can be repetitious.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ultimately, this film’s absurd existentialist deadpan aligns Lanthimos’ work here closer to Ruben Östlund than ever — himself a filmmaker likely drawing from Lanthimos these days — to mine the comedy of repetitious futility to disorienting effect. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025

Irakli’s search is less mission than meander, one that only lags during a slightly repetitious late stretch, before Koberidze gets us back. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025

Over the course of a repetitious goal-to-go drill, Mahomes caught fire. —Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025

Optimus is a humanoid, bipedal, general-purpose robot created by Tesla that can carry out activities that humans find tedious, repetitious, or hazardous. —Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repetitious

• supposititious
• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• superstitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious
• unsuspicious

Kids Definition

repetitious

adjective

rep·​e·​ti·​tious ˌrep-ə-ˈtish-əs 

: marked by repetition

especially : tiresomely repeating

repetitiously adverb

repetitiousness noun