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Common collocations with monotonous in American Collocation

monotonous adjective

US /məˈnɑt(ə)nəs/

fairly
rather
somewhat

This piece of music starts off with a somewhat monotonous drum beat.

voice

drawl
tone
voice

I could hear Ray’s monotonous tones in the next room.

sound

drone
hum
sound

The engine resembles the monotonous drone of a tractor.

when something is repeated many times

regularity
repetition
routine
uniformity

We can go back twenty years and find that the same issues are raised with monotonous regularity.

Many people are happy to accept the idea of living the same monotonous daily routine.

work

chore
drudgery
task

Boring or monotonous tasks may increase fatigue.

landscape

landscape
scenery

The highway runs dead straight for mile after mile, through one of the most monotonous landscapes on Earth.

boring
dull
repetitive
tedious

For some people, endless hours in a gym become monotonous and boring.