mind-numbing vs monotonous

mind-numbing

adj
  • Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation. 

monotonous

adj
  • Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety. 

  • Having an unvarying pitch or tone. 

How often have the words mind-numbing and monotonous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )