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humdrum

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

dull and lacking variety or excitement

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Humdrum in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing humdrum in a sentence.

He longed to escape the humdrum routine of his nine-to-five job.

Synonyms
monotonoustediousmundanedreary
Antonyms
excitingstimulatingvaried
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Questions about “humdrum”

Humdrum (adjective) means dull and lacking variety or excitement
Here is humdrum used in an example sentence: "He longed to escape the humdrum routine of his nine-to-five job."
Common synonyms for humdrum include monotonous, tedious, mundane, dreary.
Antonyms of humdrum include exciting, stimulating, varied.
Humdrum is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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