He read the poem in a monotone.
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Monotone
/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/
Synonyms for "monotone" (189 found)
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Closest matches (38)
afalliteratingalliterationalliterativearrayarticulationassonanceassonantaudio frequencybanausicbankbelaboredblahbuzzcatenacatenationchainchain reactionchainingchanting
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chimechimingcliche-riddenclockwork regularityconcatenationconnectionconsecutionconstancycontinuumcoursecycledaily round
Adjective(2 words)
blandcolorless soil
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (57)
descentdimdingdongdrearydronedroningendless beltendless roundeven paceeven tenorfilefiliationflywheel effectfrequencyfundamentalfundamental tonegamutgradationharmonicharping
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Noun(12 words)
Adjective(10 words)
dull colorexpressionlessfeatureless planeflatflat plain terrainflat voiceinanimate landscapeincoherent deliveryinorganic tonelifeless object
Adjective(1 words)
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Adjective(11 words)
monotonicmonotonousone-toneorder-preserving officialpastierroboticrobotic armsrobotic systemunconvincingunenergetic moodunmelodic
monotonousmonotonousnessmonotonynear rhymenexusorderlinessovertonepartialpartial tonepedestrianpendulumperiodicitypitchpitter patterpitter-patterplenumploddingpokypowder trainprogression
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queuerangerankrecurrenceregularityrepeated soundsrepetitiousnessrepetitivenessreticulationrhymerhymedrhymingrotationroundroutinerowrunsamelinesssamenessscalesequenceseriessingle filesingsongslant rhymesmoothnesssoniferoussonoroussoundedsoundingspectrumstale repetitionstodgystringsuccessionswathtedioustediumthreadtiertonaltonetonelesstonelessnesstraintreadmilltrotundeviationundifferentiationunnecessary repetitionunvariationwindrow
Noun(10 words)
monotonousnondecreasingorder preservingorder preserving algorithmorder preserving sortthe plainunexpressive deliveryuniformunvariedunvarying tone
Adverb(1 words)
most mechanical action
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12 entriescommunication styledelivery styleintonationmathematical propertymodulationmusical notenotepitch contoursoundspeech qualitytonevisual property
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10 entriesCollocations
9 entriesdull monotoneflat monotonemonotone color palettemonotone deliverymonotone functionmonotone increasingmonotone readingmonotone speechmonotone voice
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3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
If this is not satisfied, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.
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If this does not obtain, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.
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Tom read out Mary's letter to us in a monotone voice.
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