Synonyms for monotony
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
Related words
- Word family
- monotone monotonous
Forms
- Plural
- monotonies → humdrums, samenesses, tediums, uniformities…
Example sentences
- uniformity The US Army is big on uniformity.
- tedium Your language sounds tedious. Your brains are full of tedium.
- humdrum I'm tired of this humdrum existence.
- sameness The sameness of my days is wearing me out.
- boredom You don't even understand the idea of real boredom.
- monotone Tom gave the speech in a completely monotone voice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| monotony | steady | |
| uniformity | falling | |
| tedium | steady | |
| humdrum | steady | |
| sameness | rising | |
| boredom | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- tedium3
- 7 letters
- boredom2, humdrum2, taedium
- 8 letters
- monotone3, sameness2
- 10 letters
- uniformity5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tedium3 = 3 syllables).