I. noun
habitual or mechanical and sometimes monotonous performance of an established procedure
settled into the routine of factory work
Synonyms: grind, groove, pace, rote, rut, treadmill
Related Word: squirrel cage; ||drill
Idioms: the beaten path, the drab monotony of habit
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: ordinary 1, everyday, plain, plain Jane, quotidian, unremarkable, usual, workaday
2.
Synonyms: usual 1, accepted, accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, wonted