Synonyms for humdrum
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Monotonous
monotonous, dull, prosaic, mundane, banal, boring, tedious, unexciting, commonplace, ordinary, drab, uninteresting, unglamorous, insipid, tiresome, wearisome, plain, stodgy, plodding, vapid, stuffy, blah
Other
Noun
1. Monotony — the quality of lacking variety or excitement
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
- n. 1
The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
Forms
- Plural
- humdrums → monotonies, tediums, samenesses, dullnesses…
Example sentences
- mundane Matthew and Linda mostly talked about very mundane things.
- monotonous Everyday life can get a bit monotonous at times.
- banal When it rains, you get wet. This is a banal truth.
- prosaic She soon grew tired of her prosaic life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| humdrum | steady | |
| mundane | rising | |
| monotonous | steady | |
| banal | rising | |
| prosaic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dull1, blah1, drab1
- 5 letters
- plain1, banal2, vapid2
- 6 letters
- boring2, stuffy2, tedium3, stodgy2
- 7 letters
- tedious3, mundane2, prosaic3, insipid3, taedium, doldrum2
- 8 letters
- ordinary4, tiresome3, monotony4, plodding2, sameness2, dullness2
- 9 letters
- wearisome3
- 10 letters
- monotonous4, unexciting4
- 11 letters
- commonplace3, unglamorous4
- 13 letters
- uninteresting4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (banal2 = 2 syllables).