monotonous
adjective
mo·not·o·nous
mə-ˈnä-tə-nəs 
-ˈnät-nəs
1
: uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
2
: tediously uniform or unvarying
monotonously
adverb
monotonousness
noun
Examples of monotonous in a Sentence
Altogether, millions of mostly obscure entries in the public record offer details of a forced labor system of monotonous enormity.
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Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, 2008
At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own monotonous noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders …
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times Magazine, 6 Aug. 2000
The monotonous chant of the indoctrinated, ideologically armored from head to foot …
—Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997
The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.
—John Updike, The Witches of Eastwick, 1984
the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep
Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, 2008
At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own monotonous noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders …
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times Magazine, 6 Aug. 2000
The monotonous chant of the indoctrinated, ideologically armored from head to foot …
—Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997
The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.
—John Updike, The Witches of Eastwick, 1984
the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep
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As preternaturally still sniper Elliott (Cosmo Jarvis) keeps an eye on al-Qaida operatives in a nearby marketplace, the rest of the guys do push-ups, tell jokes and listen to radio chatter in a sort of ominously monotonous limbo.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the experience becomes monotonous, with no real end in sight.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Investors are bombarded with dry data and monotonous presentations, so a pitch that speaks to both the mind and the heart stands out.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The repetitiveness of the game got monotonous at times, which left him unprepared for when things didn’t go according to plan.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the experience becomes monotonous, with no real end in sight.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Investors are bombarded with dry data and monotonous presentations, so a pitch that speaks to both the mind and the heart stands out.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The repetitiveness of the game got monotonous at times, which left him unprepared for when things didn’t go according to plan.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monotonous
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“Monotonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monotonous. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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monotonous
adjective
mo·not·o·nous
mə-ˈnät-ᵊn-əs
-ˈnät-nəs
1
: uttered or sounded in one unchanging tone
2
: boring from being always the same
a monotonous task
monotonously
adverb
monotonousness
noun
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