repetitious
Said again, again
Repetitious describes something that repeats unnecessarily or tediously.
The word carries a negative connotation—what repeats is usually boring or excessive: The lecture became repetitious after the first hour.
Repetitive is nearly synonymous but slightly more neutral, while repetitious almost always implies annoyance or redundancy.
Firmly demanding attention
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- unceasingNever coming to rest
constant · continual · nagging · hammering · harping · drumbeat · recurring · repeated
Having rhythmic flow
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- loopingMoving in circles
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
pulsing · metered · chanting · droning · incantatory · mantric · litany · refrain
Unchangingly dull
- boringFailing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- dullLacking edge or interest
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
tiresome · dreary · humdrum · uninteresting · plodding · stale · flat · insipid
Self-repeating in meaning
- pleonasticUnnecessarily wordy in expression
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- verboseMore words than necessary
wordy · duplicative · redundant · overwrought · belabored · long-winded · padded · circular
insistent
Firmly demanding attention
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
unceasing · constant · continual · nagging · hammering · harping · drumbeat · recurring · repeated · chronic
cadenced
Having rhythmic flow
drumming · pulsing · metered · chanting · droning · incantatory · mantric · litany · refrain · recurring
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
wearisome · tiresome · dreary · humdrum · uninteresting · plodding · stale · flat · insipid · numbing
tautological
Self-repeating in meaning
- pleonasticUnnecessarily wordy in expression
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
verbose · wordy · duplicative · redundant · overwrought · belabored · long-winded · padded · circular · rehashed
repetitiousnonrepetitious
Not occurring again
varied · diverse · non-redundant · unrepeated · singular
repetitiousengaging
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
captivating · riveting · thought-provoking · fascinating · compelling
- spaced repetitionReview method using increasing gaps