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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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humdrum

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noun

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Recent Examples of humdrum
Adjective
Christopher Walken Christopher Walken has a way of making even the most humdrum words sound like pure comedy gold. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025 The humdrum, the humor, and the humanity in the documentary’s two dozen or so consultations is palpable, enlivening. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025 In an effort to take responsibility, Rico gets a job with a restaurant cleaning staff, but that humdrum routine only highlights the daunting prospect of raising a child, putting a strain in his relationships. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 Commercial humdrum use of AI will be the mainstay, while breathtaking breakthroughs in AI will be discovered in other countries but not here. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for humdrum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdrum
Adjective
  • The Salon Clutch Structured yet theatrical, Le Salon is Jacquemus’s answer to the evening clutch—pared back, but never boring.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 May 2025
  • Even Jiro himself, originally thought the film would be boring, Gelb admitted.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Immediate feedback during practice creates tight learning loops that accelerate mastery, while varied approaches prevent the monotony that leads to disengagement.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, all that excitement does get tiring after a while, and the dogs in side B eventually wind down for a brief nap.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • At-home blowouts are hard; even when armed with the right tutorials and top-of-the-line tools, all the maneuvering gets tiring quickly.
    Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But Below Deck Down Under has been stuck in a bad cycle all season, where a problem will emerge, escalate, and repeat itself to the point of boredom.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • Other times, procrastination stems from an emotional source—boredom, overwhelm, anxiety, dread, and so on.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s an effort from the developer, Far Out Games, to tell a captivating noirish story here but the cutscenes and dialogue are painfully dull.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The bristles of the brush manually sweep away dull, rough, flaky skin cells.
    Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Some professors didn’t understand how to talk with audiences and were criticized for their monotone deliveries.
    Josh Shepperd, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
  • Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.
    Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Combs Grows Frustrated Combs was animated during Ventura’s cross-examination, appearing somewhat frustrated with the tedious, slow pace that his attorney was taking when quizzing Ventura.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
  • Albon asked Williams for information on where Leclerc was likely slow at the restart, looking for a spot to capitalize.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Upgrade Lounge will be open in the mornings from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm ET, and again in the evenings from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET—but weary travelers who miss these windows can still relax in the lounge’s cushy couches and swivel chairs outside of operating hours.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2025
  • Now, the Entity intends to annihilate humanity in four days unless it can be taken offline by a key that accesses a gizmo in the Arctic Sea that connects to a whatsit that Ving Rhames’s weary Luther is attempting to invent from a makeshift hospital bed somewhere in the subway tunnels of London.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025

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