as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
there's a monotone to the landscape in that part of the state: uniformly flat land in all directions, for as far as the eye can see
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Recent Examples of monotone
Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Because the Porsche Design Edition 2, with its white monotone livery, is the rarest version of the roadster released to the public.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Assembling a Beige Table Although bursts of cranberries and green beans often join the canvas, the vast majority of the Thanksgiving essentials (stuffing, potatoes, rolls, turkey, and pie) are quite monotone.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In the quiet hush of the neonatal intensive care unit at Shahjahanpur Medical College, the only constant sound was the monotone of the heart monitor, its low hum keeping watch over the baby sleeping inside the sterile incubator.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Because the Porsche Design Edition 2, with its white monotone livery, is the rarest version of the roadster released to the public.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
While many believe that aesthetics need to be linear or monotone, designer Cathy Groome disagrees with that sentiment.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Assembling a Beige Table Although bursts of cranberries and green beans often join the canvas, the vast majority of the Thanksgiving essentials (stuffing, potatoes, rolls, turkey, and pie) are quite monotone.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monotone
Noun
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According to Wröbel, this shift is a direct response to the growing monotony of online shopping.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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How it is celebrated Groundhog Day is a playful civic tradition in Pennsylvania that helps break up the long winter monotony.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The musician emerged wearing an all-cream monochromatic ensemble, the top a clever spin on a jersey.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Williams, who highlighted her features with a dark brown smoky eyeshadow, nude lipstick, and sculpted cheekbones, finished off her sporty monochromatic outfit with a pair of white tennis shoes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pets staying at home alone while owners work suffer from boredom, which can cause chronic psychological distress and health problems.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the flip side of such routine is the potential for boredom and lethargy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Mercaptan, a colorless odorant, was released during routine maintenance at Energy Transfer’s Arlington odorization station, according to a company statement.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Building up a database To make the cosmic dust, Losurdo started with nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene — a colorless, odorless gas made up of carbon and hydrogen.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some genuinely funny moments emerge from the collision of Hollywood humdrum and superhero absurdity, as if The Studio had been folded lightly into the MCU, a sensibility that reflects Guest’s comedy pedigree on Community and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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There may be an alchemy of inspiration, but writing itself is done in the humdrum of deleting a sentence or rearranging a line, of careful research and editing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Next, environmentally friendly chemicals convert the rare earths from solid to liquid form, allowing selective separation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Instead of focusing on common gases like water vapor or carbon monoxide, the scientists searched for sulfur-bearing molecules — elements that typically begin as solid grains in a young protoplanetary disk and thus suggest the planet formed through core accretion, according to the statement.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Monotone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotone. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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