repetitive

adjective

re·​pet·​i·​tive ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv 

1

: repetitious

2

: containing repetition

repetitively adverb

repetitiveness noun

Synonyms of repetitive

• redundant
• repetitious
• reiterative
• duplicative

Examples of repetitive in a Sentence

an injury caused by repetitive wrist movements

She left the job because the work was too repetitive.

At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.

Recent Examples on the Web

The film, which is a bit long and repetitive, was completed by Neil Berkeley after the death of its original director, Bob Saget, in 2022. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Much of the conversation has focused on how AI can help PR teams work faster, generate content and automate repetitive tasks. — John McCartney, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Its latest treadmill run could reveal how well the platform withstands prolonged repetitive movement. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

But meeting time is up 16% even among technical individual contributors, a sign that humans are spending more of their time on coordination and decision-making, while agents handle tasks like repetitive coding on their own. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing repetitive

• repetitive strain injury

Rhymes for repetitive

• appetitive
• competitive
• anticompetitive
• noncompetitive
• uncompetitive

Kids Definition

repetitive

adjective

re·​pet·​i·​tive ri-ˈpet-ət-iv 

: repetitious

repetitively adverb

repetitiveness noun