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Synonyms of rote
(Entry 1 of 2)
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
- learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of rote (Entry 2 of 2)
as in usual, normal
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rote
- canned,
- cardboard,
- conventional,
- cookie-cutter,
- derivative,
- imitative,
- ready-made,
- tried-and-true,
- unimaginative,
- uninspired,
- unoriginal
- arid,
- barren,
- boring,
- colorless,
- drab,
- dreary,
- drudging,
- dry,
- dull,
- dusty,
- flat,
- heavy,
- ho-hum,
- humdrum,
- jading,
- jejune,
- leaden,
- mind-numbing,
- monotonous,
- numbing,
- old,
- pedantic,
- pedestrian,
- ponderous,
- prosaic,
- stodgy,
- stuffy,
- tame,
- tedious,
- tiresome,
- tiring,
- undramatic,
- uninteresting,
- vapid,
- wearisome,
- weary,
- wearying
- banal,
- cliché
- (also cliche),
- clichéd,
- cobwebby,
- commonplace,
- hack,
- hackney,
- hackneyed,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- obligatory,
- shopworn,
- stale,
- stereotyped,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tired,
- trite,
- well-worn
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“Rote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rote. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of rote was in the 14th century
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