as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
she leads a humdrum life that will never be made into a major motion picture a humdrum meal
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as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
loathed the humdrum of daily life in a small town
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Recent Examples of humdrum
Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
For decades, insuring California’s homes, farms and commercial properties was a humdrum business of willing sellers and willing buyers.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
It’s been a year, and his life has become routine, humdrum, and lonely.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
But the almost bland textures of this section feel relevant to the whole project, as Erice sets up a stark contrast between the magic world of cinematic make-believe and the humdrum nature of base reality.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Before his death in 2019, Kevin Killian published more than one million words across nearly 2,400 Amazon reviews—a collection of writing that transcends its humdrum genre.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
For decades, insuring California’s homes, farms and commercial properties was a humdrum business of willing sellers and willing buyers.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
It’s been a year, and his life has become routine, humdrum, and lonely.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
But the almost bland textures of this section feel relevant to the whole project, as Erice sets up a stark contrast between the magic world of cinematic make-believe and the humdrum nature of base reality.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humdrum
Adjective
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But as many have grown tired of the monotony of neutral grays, shades of green—sage, olive and deep forest—have steadily taken over.—
Alice Gibbs,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fact, fabric panels and curtain treatments became central to his design to break up the monotony of the cabin’s walls.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This Atlético Madrid side is going from strength to strength and is showing little sign of tiring even as the pressure heats up.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The first few years of being a parent can be among the most tiring as moms and dads try and often fail to get infants into a regular routine of unbroken sleep at night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For the students, the evacuations at first carry an air of palpable panic, even a perverse frisson of adventure, though with frequent repetition, mortal danger gets blunted into exasperated boredom.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Blow Job, Sleep, Empire: with help from the Jonas Mekas propaganda wheel, these shifted the definition of beauty in the popular US lexicon: a filmed beauty, a gay beauty, a beauty of an intimate boredom.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Preview Robert De Niro's Netflix thriller 'Zero Day' is a starry but dull dud: Review Patrick Schwarzenegger is 'White Lotus' Season 3 breakout, and dad Arnold is pumped Donnie Wahlberg is heading to 'Blue Bloods' Boston spinoff Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were 'Karate Kid' rivals.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This portable, rollerball serum can be used twice a day on dull, uneven, and post-blemish skin.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Likewise, that same positive message can get derailed if delivered in a flat monotone, which makes the speaker sound uninterested and causes the audience to question a leader’s authenticity.—
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D.,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The call isn’t like reading a sentence in monotone, though.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Morgan Stanley also highlighted risks such as weaker consumption and a slower pace of enterprise digitalization.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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The latter half of the show had a bit of a lull, with the audience staying less engaged and driven as some of the slower tracks blended into each other.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That reputation began in 70 C.E. when the mineral springs were directed into a massive bathhouse for weary Roman soldiers.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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On their way out of town, a Pale Rider on a horse – Death himself – saunters by in front of their car, with Hal giving the weary figure a small, knowing nod.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Humdrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humdrum. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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