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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest a monochromatic portrayal of a hero seemingly without flaws or even distinctive traits

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Recent Examples of monochromatic While these two colors are quintessential autumn hues, this season has put a spotlight on them, with many people opting for monochromatic looks in the two rich shades. Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025 The British royal has an extensive suit collection, and often favors a monochromatic approach to her attire, save for instances of neutral color blocking. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 For styling, use blooming gels—do candy swirls in multiple chocolates and go monochromatic from light to dark (or dark to light). Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025 Millions of miles of flying feels like an adequate amount of time to observe travelers struggle with bulky items, search endlessly for a gadget in a tangle of monochromatic accessories, and look longingly at their seatmate who seems to have it all together. Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monochromatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monochromatic
Adjective
  • Its ready-to-wear and accessories division has also proved a solid earner, with sales rising 6 percent in the first half, helping the company outperform its sector peers.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That’s solid growth, which has been reflected in the uptick in the rights fee cost through the years.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Anyone who suggests Guardiola’s title-winning Manchester City teams were boring should be forced to watch 90 minutes of Mourinho’s Chelsea versus Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool in the mid-2000s and report back.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The details might be boring, but the gathering of money—searching gem dealers, gold dealers—was a full-time job.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The British royal family member went green in a mostly monochrome sartorial statement with warm tones of gold to accentuate her attire.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While the watch itself is monochrome and quintessentially Genta, Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini, the watchmakers who run La Fabrique du Temps LV, have reinterpreted his legacy, as the last two watchmakers to work directly under Genta’s guidance.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.
    Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The clash of views and the depth of the politics involved was further underlined by Ayoub Khan, a member of parliament for the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, signing a petition calling for the game to be called off, staged in a neutral country or held without an away crowd.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Successful sea trial Nearly massless and electrically neutral, neutrinos are born in violent events like nuclear reactions inside stars.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Reeves delivers on all phases of his character arc, making a potentially dull and earnest character soar.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The text is excitable and wayward, while many of the photographs are dramatically dull.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Monochromatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monochromatic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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