repetitiveness

noun

as in repetition

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Recent Examples of repetitiveness The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitiveness
  1. repetition
  2. reiteration
Noun
  • Why At a time when images are constantly produced and quickly forgotten, this open call invites artists to create work that resists repetition, holds attention, and makes something felt.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Not only do these dramatic repetitions yield diminishing returns, Hicks also seems to run out of ways to answer with any kind of surprising modulation.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • His mode of reiteration and attenuation is an ominous portent for the future of fiction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While the décor has evolved through several reiterations over the decades, alternating between French country charm and Provençal elegance, the restaurant’s welcoming spirit remains status quo.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reiteration

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“Repetitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitiveness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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