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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| commonplace | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prosaic | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| monotonous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| quotidian | //xx | Noun |
| workaday | /xx | Adjective |
| ordinary | /xxx | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| drab | / | Noun |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tedium | /xx | Noun |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| staid | / | Adjective |
| unexceptional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hectic | /x | Adjective |
| bland | / | Noun |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| menial | /xx | Adjective |
| stultifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| doldrum | /x | Noun |
| normal | /x | Adjective |
| forgettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| drudge | / | Noun |
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective |
| routine | x/ | Noun |
| stodgy | /x | Adjective |
| usual | /xx | Adjective |
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| trivialities | xx/xx | Noun |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| passionless | /xx | Adjective |
| hubbub | /x | Noun |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| undistinguished | xx/x | Adjective |
| minutiae | x/xx | Noun |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| anodyne | /xx | Noun |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| bustle | /x | Noun |
| nondescript | /x/ | Adjective |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| regular | /xx | Adjective |
| glamorous | /xx | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpromising | x/xx | Adjective |
| dragging | /x | Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| earthbound | /x | Noun |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| dull as dishwater | ///xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| dead | / | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Noun |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| lifeless | /x | Adjective |
| vanilla | x/x | Noun |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| stagnant | /x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| unmotivated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective |
| languishing | /xx | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| dowdy | /x | Noun |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| pedestrian | x/xx | Noun |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| airless | /x | Adjective |
| dull as ditchwater | ///xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| domesticity | xx/xx | Noun |
| crone | / | Noun |
| existences | x/xx | Noun |
| chores | / | Noun |
| toil | / | Noun |
| lives | / | Noun |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| sermon | /x | Noun |
| round | / | Noun |
| tasks | / | Noun |
| duties | /x | Noun |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| surroundings | x/x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| realism | /xx | Noun |
| job | / | Noun |
| pursuits | x/ | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun |
| virtues | /x | Noun |
| occupations | xx/x | Noun |
| details | x/ | Noun |
| marriage | /x | Noun |
| chancy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| comforts | /x | Noun |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| grist | / | Noun, Verb |
| hassles | /x | Noun |
| housework | /x | Noun |
| hustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| plodding | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| schoolwork | /x | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| trash | / | Noun, Verb |
| tumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| undemanding | xx/x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
