Synonyms of rote

rote 1 of 2

noun

ˈrōt 

as in routine

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routine
• grind
• rut
• drill
• groove
• pattern
• lockstep
• habit
• practice
• treadmill
• method
• technique
• tradition
• procedure
• strategy
• approach
• housekeeping
• regimen
• manner
• practise
• program
• style
• plan
• trick
• custom
• tack
• fashion
• design
• scheme
• policy
• convention
• way
• daily dozen
• wont

rote

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adjective

as in usual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routine
• usual
• typical
• ordinary
• unimaginative
• standard
• normal
• uninspired
• boring
• conventional
• monotonous
• tedious
• tiresome
• prosaic
• imitative
• unoriginal
• derivative
• humdrum
• uninteresting
• stock
• wearisome
• drab
• tried-and-true
• vapid
• numbing
• leaden
• stodgy
• ready-made
• pedestrian
• canned
• arid
• cardboard
• tiring
• ponderous
• old
• weary
• mind-numbing
• jejune
• wearying
• dreary
• cookie-cutter
• bromidic
• platitudinous
• pedantic
• stuffy
• dry
• undramatic
• colorless
• dusty
• barren
• ho-hum
• dull
• tame
• old-fashioned
• drudging
• trite
• jading
• hackneyed
• stereotyped
• banal
• clichéd
• stale
• cliche
• flat
• old hat
• heavy
• cliché
• shopworn
• obligatory
• commonplace
• tired
• timeworn
• platitudinal
• musty
• hack
• threadbare
• well-worn
• hackney
• cobwebby
• twice-told
• moth-eaten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• original
• novel
• fresh
• stimulating
• exciting
• interesting
• involving
• unhackneyed
• engaging
• energizing
• animating
• engrossing
• absorbing
• riveting
• gripping
• intriguing
• strange
• enlivening
• unfamiliar
• unusual
• invigorating
• atypical
• unheard-of
• galvanizing
• extraordinary
• unclichéd
• unaccustomed
• unprecedented
• unknown
• uncommon
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing

Examples of rote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Better to outsource rote paperwork than to descend into nuclear warfare. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 May 2024

The boys, including brilliant freethinker Melchior (Marshall) and his deaf friend Moritz (Joseph Saraceni), suffer through rote Latin learning with little room for creative thought. —Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2024

Adjective

The brain naturally uses fewer cognitive resources to be expressive and creative, compared with the brain power needed to do a rote task that requires conscious effort. —Girija Kaimal, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024

Why American universities are the best in the world American universities used to be small centers of rote learning, but three big ideas turned them into intellectual powerhouses. —Big Think, 24 June 2024