You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation.
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Rote
/ɹəʊt/
Synonyms for "rote" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (18)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(2 words)
mechanical outcomemechanical signal
Adverb(2 words)
more mechanical actionmore mechanical interaction
Related words (30)
Verb(2 words)
Noun(8 words)
regurgitatingrepetitionrepetitiverote learningroutine drilltextbook exercise usageunreflectiveunthinking
Adjective(1 words)
surface-level details
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesadjectivecommittal to memoryeducational terminstructional methodlearning methodmemorisationmemorization
More specific
6 entriesdrilldrill-based learningfixed-pattern pedagogyhabitual approachrepetition-based learningroutine-based instruction
Collocations
8 entriesdrill methodrote drillrote learningrote memorizationrote memoryrote recitationrote repetitionrote routine
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesrote learningrote-learning
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You'll have to learn all these dates by rote.
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We need to give students the tools they need to communicate in a foreign language, not simply teach them rote phrases.
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Rote learning might help you to pass exams, but it's no guarantee that you'll really understand the subject matter.
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