repetitiousness

noun

as in repetition

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  1. repetition
  2. repetitiveness
  3. reiteration
Noun
  • The repetition should feel especially galling since the team already earned its promotion last week, making the climax of this week’s match just getting butts in seats.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But they were never intended to be seen as straightforward copies of one another; the repetition is never exact.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of repetitiveness
Noun
  • His mode of reiteration and attenuation is an ominous portent for the future of fiction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While the décor has evolved through several reiterations over the decades, alternating between French country charm and Provençal elegance, the restaurant’s welcoming spirit remains status quo.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reiteration
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“Repetitiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitiousness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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