{"id":202059,"date":"2025-03-17T07:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=202059"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:04:11","slug":"monotonous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/17\/monotonous\/","title":{"rendered":"MONOTONOUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MONOTONOUS \u2013 Synonym<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. Assorted<br>b. Spirited<br>c. Mixed<br>d. Tedious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d. Tedious<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The word <strong>&#8220;monotonous&#8221;<\/strong> describes something that is dull, repetitive, and unchanging, often leading to boredom. It comes from the Greek words <em>monos<\/em> (meaning &#8220;single&#8221; or &#8220;one&#8221;) and <em>tonos<\/em> (meaning &#8220;tone&#8221;), literally meaning &#8220;one tone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s analyze each option:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>a. Assorted<\/strong> \u2013 Incorrect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Assorted<\/em> means diverse, mixed, or varied. This is the opposite of monotonous, as something monotonous lacks variety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>b. Spirited<\/strong> \u2013 Incorrect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Spirited<\/em> refers to something lively, energetic, or full of enthusiasm. Monotonous things are the opposite\u2014dull and lifeless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>c. Mixed<\/strong> \u2013 Incorrect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mixed<\/em> means a combination of different elements, which introduces variation. Monotony, however, lacks variation, making &#8220;mixed&#8221; an incorrect synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>d. Tedious<\/strong> \u2013 Correct<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Tedious<\/em> means long, dull, and tiresome\u2014something that causes boredom due to lack of excitement or variation. This closely matches the meaning of monotonous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Insight:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both &#8220;monotonous&#8221; and &#8220;tedious&#8221; describe experiences that are unvaried and tiresome. For example, a job with repetitive tasks can be called both monotonous and tedious. Reading a book with overly detailed, repetitive descriptions can feel monotonous or tedious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>&#8220;tedious&#8221; is the best synonym for &#8220;monotonous&#8221;<\/strong> because both words convey a sense of boredom and lack of variety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONOTONOUS \u2013 Synonym a. Assortedb. Spiritedc. Mixedd. Tedious The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is: d. Tedious Explanation: The word &#8220;monotonous&#8221; describes something that is dull, repetitive, and unchanging, often leading to boredom. It comes from the Greek words monos (meaning &#8220;single&#8221; or &#8220;one&#8221;) and tonos (meaning &#8220;tone&#8221;), literally meaning &#8220;one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}