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Synonyms & Antonyms of monotone
a tedious lack of variety
- there's a monotone to the landscape in that part of the state: uniformly flat land in all directions, for as far as the eye can see
Synonyms for monotone
Words Related to monotone
- blahs,
- boredom,
- drabness,
- dullness
- (also dulness),
- ennui,
- restlessness,
- tediousness,
- tedium,
- tiresomeness,
- weariness,
- wearisomeness
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The first known use of monotone was in 1644
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