Synonyms for monotonous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : muh-not-n-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : məˈnɒt n əs

Top 10 synonyms for monotonous

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Définition of monotonous

Origin : 1750, of sound, from Greek monotonos "of one tone" (see monotony). Transferred and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from 1783. Related: Monotonously.

adj all the same, remaining the same

Example sentences :

This flash of gold is the only brightness in the place, otherwise dull and monotonous.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

That is why his face was so smooth and cold, his eyes so dull and his voice so monotonous.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

He climbed up to his old perch and resumed his monotonous whining: Wah!
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

All other sounds were dominated by the monotonous shouts of the gondoliers.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

To lead a life as monotonous as mine has been during many years, is not the way to forget.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

As the Doctor remarked to his companion, it looked like some vast, monotonous desert.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Let her go abroad with her monotonous voice and her funereal fantasies!
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Nothing can be natural which is monotonous; nothing true which only tells one story.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

Not a sound came from outside save the monotonous plashing of the rain.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

The words were spoken in a low, monotonous voice, as if they were a lesson.
Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

Antonyms for monotonous

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