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monotony

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

tiresome sameness or lack of variety

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Monotony in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing monotony in a sentence.

The monotony of the assembly line dulled his enthusiasm within weeks.

Synonyms
tediumdullnessuniformityrepetitiveness
Antonyms
varietydiversity
Common questions

Questions about “monotony

Monotony (noun) means tiresome sameness or lack of variety
Here is monotony used in an example sentence: "The monotony of the assembly line dulled his enthusiasm within weeks."
Common synonyms for monotony include tedium, dullness, uniformity, repetitiveness.
Antonyms of monotony include variety, diversity.
Monotony is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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