Intriguing and Monotonous

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Intriguing adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

Usage example: an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists

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Monotonous is an antonym for intriguing.

Nearby Words: intrigue, intrigued, intriguer

Monotonous adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.

Usage example: the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep

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Intriguing is an antonym for monotonous.

Nearby Words: monotony, monotone, monotonously

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