as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
she leads a humdrum life that will never be made into a major motion picture a humdrum meal
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as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
loathed the humdrum of daily life in a small town
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Recent Examples of humdrum
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The Moore-DeSilva example notwithstanding, sometimes lawmakers do actually pay attention to the seemingly humdrum business of congratulating people on the chamber floor.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
And with that door firmly closed, Chris is back to his humdrum suburban life, hosting wild but depressing orgies and owning the world’s coolest bald eagle.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The Moore-DeSilva example notwithstanding, sometimes lawmakers do actually pay attention to the seemingly humdrum business of congratulating people on the chamber floor.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
This horror film from director Na Hong-jin is set in a quiet rural village in South Korea, where bumbling police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) goes about his everyday work in a humdrum manner.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdrum
Adjective
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Lina had given up pretending to sleep; her parents were boring today.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Zoom founder Eric Yuan even outsourced the monotony to an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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There’s a certain monotony that engulfs the gym during the rigors of training camp, and that dissipates somewhat when a game day is in view.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With the departure of disgraced co-creator Justin Roiland after the third season, the show has been steadily improving in quality, with a tremendous cast and some very funny done-in-one episodes that don't have the sometimes tiring cynicism of R&M.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, some Republicans have spoken out against her and recently reported that some administration officials are tiring of her, suggesting her influence is not unbridled.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Because her motivations seem much more complicated than mere boredom in your adaptation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Goldman Sachs last month had its busiest IPO week since July 2021, when pandemic boredom fueled a listings binge, not all of it healthy.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Transform your bathroom into a mini spa with the best Prime Day beauty devices, designed to target everything from stubborn hair, dull skin, barrier health, and more.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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While each of these events is fun and amps up the excitement around Halloween, one has to wonder if all the lead-up really does is dull the finale.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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By 1970s standards, his subject matter and aesthetic were equivalents of deadpan’s monotone.—
Emilia Mickevicius,
The Conversation,
22 Aug. 2025
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The interior is a bit more restrained, with black being the primary color, broken up only by yellow accents and a monotone racing flag motif.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Losing is so deeply ingrained in the fabric of this franchise that every slow start has the potential to snowball.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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His administration has seen some success; inflation in Argentina eased this year to the slowest monthly pace in more than four years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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In a democracy that grows weary from tribal warfare, independence can be an act of public service and personal liberation.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now, supporters react with weary resignation.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humdrum. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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