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Monotonous vs Tiresome - What's the difference?

monotonous | tiresome | Synonyms |

Monotonous is a synonym of tiresome.


As adjectives the difference between monotonous and tiresome

is that monotonous is having an unvarying tone or pitch while tiresome is causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

monotonous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having an unvarying tone or pitch
  • tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

    • Related terms

    * monotone * monotony

    Synonyms

    * monotonic * samely

    tiresome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
    • Eventually his long stories became tiresome .

    Synonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome * See also

    Antonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting