repetitive

1. 1.

   repetitive and persistent

   “the bluejay's insistent cry”

   Synonymsinsistent

   Similarcontinual
2. 2.

   characterized by repetition

   “repetitive movement”

   Synonymsrepetitious

   Antonymsnonrepetitive

   Similariterative

Questions about repetitive

What does repetitive mean?

repetitive means "repetitive and persistent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in repetitive?

repetitive has 4 syllables: re-pet-i-tive. The stress falls on "pet". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/.

What is another word for repetitive?

Close synonyms include insistent, repetitious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of repetitive?

The recorded antonyms are nonrepetitive.

Is repetitive a common word?

repetitive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.