as in boredom
a tedious lack of variety
the monotony of the cafeteria's selections was as bad as the quality
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Recent Examples of monotony
Cut through the LinkedIn monotony by showing more personality.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
While the laptop isn't visually striking, the rounded corners lend it a friendly look, and the Ice Blue lid breaks up the monotony.
—PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
In Your Own City Coming back home does not have to mean settling into monotony.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the Cubs hoped this would break up the monotony of spring training and give them a better sense of purpose.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
While the laptop isn't visually striking, the rounded corners lend it a friendly look, and the Ice Blue lid breaks up the monotony.
—PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
In Your Own City Coming back home does not have to mean settling into monotony.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the Cubs hoped this would break up the monotony of spring training and give them a better sense of purpose.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monotony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotony
Noun
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Over time, chronic stress can lead to social isolation, boredom, and lack of physical activity, which negatively impacts both the emotional and physical health of shelter animals.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The border was so quiet that National Guardsmen were reportedly struggling with boredom.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even many of his supporters expected Lurie, with his starched shirts and monotone voice, to approach the new job as more of a public policy nerd than a cheerleader-in-chief.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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His monotone responses and repetitive hand gestures can often appear robotic.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotony. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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