Many American office workers live an uninteresting, humdrum existence.
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Humdrum
/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/
Synonyms for "humdrum" (166 found)
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Adjective(6 words)
Strong matches (49)
drearisomedrearydripdronedrydryasdustdulldustyeverlastingflatflat tirefrightful boregeneralgraygreyhackharpingheadacheinsipidinvariability
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invariableirkirksomenessjejunejinglejingle-janglejog trotjog-trotlaboredliterallong windedlong-windedmatter-of-factmonotonemonotonousmonotonousnessmonotonymundanenear rhymenuisance
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most pedestrian
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ordinarypain in the neckpedestrianpestpillpitter patterpitter-patterplainploddingpoetrylesspokyprolixprosaicproserprosingprosyrepeated soundsrepetitiousrepetitiousnessrepetitive
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repetitivenessrhymerhymedrhymingroutinesamesamelinesssamelysamenesssingsongslant rhymeslowsquirrel cagestale repetitionstodgystuffystupidtametedioustediumthe beaten trackthe daily roundthe roundthe squirrel cagethe treadmillthe weary roundtiresometreadmilltrottwaddlerunchangingundeviationundiversifiedunembellisheduneventfulunexcitingunidealisticunimaginativeunimpassioneduninterestingunnecessary repetitionunpoeticunpoeticalunrelievedunromanticunvariationunvariedunvaryingvapidwearisomewearisome samenesswet blanket
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
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9 total sentences available.
I'm tired of this humdrum existence.
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It's very humdrum.
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She tried to escape the humdrum of life by starting to meet another man.
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