Synonyms of rote

rote 1 of 2

noun

ˈrōt 

as in routine

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routine
• grind
• rut
• drill
• groove
• pattern
• lockstep
• habit
• practice
• treadmill
• method
• technique
• tradition
• procedure
• strategy
• approach
• housekeeping
• regimen
• manner
• practise
• program
• style
• plan
• trick
• custom
• tack
• fashion
• design
• scheme
• policy
• convention
• way
• daily dozen
• wont

rote

2 of 2

adjective

as in usual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routine
• usual
• typical
• ordinary
• unimaginative
• standard
• normal
• uninspired
• boring
• conventional
• monotonous
• tedious
• tiresome
• prosaic
• imitative
• unoriginal
• derivative
• humdrum
• uninteresting
• stock
• wearisome
• drab
• tried-and-true
• vapid
• numbing
• leaden
• stodgy
• ready-made
• pedestrian
• canned
• arid
• cardboard
• tiring
• ponderous
• old
• weary
• mind-numbing
• jejune
• wearying
• dreary
• cookie-cutter
• bromidic
• platitudinous
• pedantic
• stuffy
• dry
• undramatic
• colorless
• dusty
• barren
• ho-hum
• dull
• tame
• old-fashioned
• drudging
• trite
• jading
• hackneyed
• stereotyped
• banal
• clichéd
• stale
• cliche
• flat
• old hat
• heavy
• cliché
• shopworn
• obligatory
• commonplace
• tired
• timeworn
• platitudinal
• musty
• hack
• threadbare
• well-worn
• hackney
• cobwebby
• twice-told
• moth-eaten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• original
• novel
• fresh
• stimulating
• exciting
• interesting
• involving
• unhackneyed
• engaging
• energizing
• animating
• engrossing
• absorbing
• riveting
• gripping
• intriguing
• strange
• enlivening
• unfamiliar
• unusual
• invigorating
• atypical
• unheard-of
• galvanizing
• extraordinary
• unclichéd
• unaccustomed
• unprecedented
• unknown
• uncommon
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing

Examples of rote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

These platforms move beyond rote memorization of vocabulary by using visual and verbal cues (dual coding) and spaced practice to reinforce learning over time. —Richard Carranza, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

After Ford trotted out the assembly line, skilled mechanics and engineers had to learn to go through rote motions. —Matt Beane, Harvard Business Review, 22 July 2024

Adjective

The small group of U.S. policymakers who deal with Latin America are certainly aware of the challenge; warnings about Beijing’s rise in the region have become as rote as complaints about Beltway traffic. —Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2022

The rote scripting and direction undercut what could have been a more potent study of WWI’s innumerable victims, a few of whom feature prominently in the early stages of the film. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024