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
Even after just a short preview, the game’s monotony was a bore, which is a cardinal sin.
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Cut through the LinkedIn monotony by showing more personality.
—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
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Cut through the LinkedIn monotony by showing more personality.
—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
See All Example Sentences for monotony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotony
Noun
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But Below Deck Down Under has been stuck in a bad cycle all season, where a problem will emerge, escalate, and repeat itself to the point of boredom.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Other times, procrastination stems from an emotional source—boredom, overwhelm, anxiety, dread, and so on.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Some professors didn’t understand how to talk with audiences and were criticized for their monotone deliveries.—
Josh Shepperd,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.—
Jake Coyle,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotony. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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