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
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.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
But the ones who stick with it and push through the monotony are the ones who become great.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Alex Bregman’s home run off the Pesky Pole, and Trevor Story reaching on an error by Fried briefly broke up the monotony in the fifth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
But the ones who stick with it and push through the monotony are the ones who become great.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Alex Bregman’s home run off the Pesky Pole, and Trevor Story reaching on an error by Fried briefly broke up the monotony in the fifth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monotony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotony
Noun
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That at a certain point, the gooner will open his eyes, find himself in a room filled with lube but void of love, and decide that the boredom of staying in that room outweighs the fear of whatever lies beyond it.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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And yes, there were occasional hijinks spurred by youthful boredom and restlessness.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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These have been replaced by an endless monotone of heavy-handed highs.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the quiet hush of the neonatal intensive care unit at Shahjahanpur Medical College, the only constant sound was the monotone of the heart monitor, its low hum keeping watch over the baby sleeping inside the sterile incubator.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotony. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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