monotonous | Definition of monotonous

Synonyms and Antonyms of monotonous

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep

Synonyms of monotonous

arid, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

Words Related to monotonous

aseptic, barren, blah, dullish, pleasureless, prosaic, prosy, soggy, spiritless

blank, earthbound, gray (also grey), inanimate, pallid, pedantic, sterile, suspenseless, undramatic, uneventful, unexciting, unimaginative, uninspiring, unnewsworthy, unrewarding, unsensational, unspectacular

annoying, bothersome, irksome, irritating

draining, enervating, exhausting, fatiguing, wearing

debilitating, enfeebling

demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting

common, commonplace, ordinary, tepid, unexceptional, unsurprising, vapid

cumbersome, lumbering, plodding, poky (or pokey)

Near Antonyms of monotonous

amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous (or marvellous), sensational, spectacular, surprising, wonderful, wondrous

animating, breathtaking, electrifying, energizing, enlivening, exciting, exhilarating, galvanizing, hair-raising, inspiring, invigorating, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling

amusing, diverting, entertaining

moving, poignant, touching

alluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

mesmerizing, spellbinding

arresting, provocative, tantalizing

Antonyms of monotonous

absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting