Repetitive
Characterized by repeating the same actions, words, or ideas, often in a tedious or monotonous way.
adjectiveRepetitive
Characterized by repeating the same actions, words, or ideas, often in a tedious or monotonous way.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a lecture hall where the teacher keeps repeating the same example, and each sentence echoes the last, like a looping recording.
Sounds Like
ri-PET-i-tiv
Looks Like
resembles the root idea of 'repeat' (contains the concept of repetition)
Remember This
Etymology links to Latin repetere meaning 'to repeat'; note the distinction between repetitive (ongoing repetition) and redundant (unnecessary duplication).
Other Forms
Connect With
repeat, monotony, redundancy, recurrence, iteration
Note
Be careful not to confuse with 'repeatable' (able to be repeated) or 'repetitious' (also meaning repetitive); use repetitive to describe ongoing repetition that often feels tedious.