Synonyms for repetitive
- adjective
Most common
repeating monotonous iterative repetitious redundant insistent reiterant
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Repetitious
repetitious, monotonous, repeating, iterative, recurrent, habitual, continual, recurring, perennial, reiterative, repetitional
Other
redundant, insistent, reiterant, repetitory dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.
The lecture was too repetitive and lost its impact.
Example sentences
- repeating I'm repeating this to you guys so you'll remember.
- monotonous Everyday life can get a bit monotonous at times.
- redundant The company made most of its employees redundant.
- insistent Sami's insistent calls drained Layla's phone battery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repetitive | rising | |
| repeating | rising | |
| monotonous | steady | |
| iterative | rising | |
| repetitious | falling | |
| redundant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- habitual4
- 9 letters
- repeating3, recurring3, redundant3, perennial4, continual4, recurrent3, insistent3, iterative4, reiterant
- 10 letters
- monotonous4, repetitory
- 11 letters
- repetitious4, reiterative
- 12 letters
- repetitional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (habitual4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- répétitif
- Italiano
- ripetitivo