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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And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And despite the monotony of it all, there is some hope to be had, plenty of meaning to be found and, perhaps more importantly, a friendship to enjoy.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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But fanfiction, long a force in the corners of the internet that managed to escape the commercial monotony of tech consolidation, has broken its containment.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first trimester was always tiring.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Without a strict hierarchy or single decision-maker, our process can sometimes be slow, messy, or even tiring.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sentiment is notably devoid of any sense of boredom or burnout from the 22-year-old who signed his first recording contract at 15.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hegel even worried that the world would reach a state of global boredom.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The track opens with a provocative guitar riff, setting the stage for a fierce jungle hunt rather than a dull cat-and-mouse game.—
Billboard China,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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So much noise, apparently, that Yankees management is pressuring Ticketmaster to keep Sox fans down to a dull roar.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 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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The episodes feel choppy, hardly letting anything land, yet still feeling slow.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The crowd, quietening into a slow clap with the moment building, burst into a celebration.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Though the song order is Easter egg intentional – as with everything Swift – it’s bookended by a declaration of romantic salvation and a narrative from the perspective of a weary, yet defiant showgirl.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the story, Raina is a young Bulgarian woman who must choose between her militant fiancé, Sergius, and the kind, war-weary soldier Bluntschli, who has sought out refuge in her bedroom.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humdrum. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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