unchallenging
adjective
un·chal·leng·ing
ˌən-ˈcha-lən-jiŋ 
1
: not presenting interesting difficulties or challenges : not challenging
found the work unchallenging
2
: not expressing or marked by doubt : unquestioning
an unchallenging acceptance of official instruction
unchallengingly
adverb
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As a flavorless mixer, vodka filled a gap in the American spirits market, providing bartenders and home drinkers alike with an unchallenging tipple to mix with anything on hand.
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Time, 4 June 2025
In the face of the flagrant human rights abuses, however, Tagle responded with statements Duterte’s opponents criticized as vague and unchallenging.
—Camille Elemia, NBC news, 4 May 2025
The answer, typically, is unchallenging, decorative art.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The core expression is just fine, an easy-drinking and unchallenging dram that skirts the boundary between sweet and spice, which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have not reached the final milestone since 2016, and the years of unchallenging conference play could be a factor as much as ever stronger coast-to-coast competition.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Payton Cofer wasn't excited about her options for high school in Louisville's South End after two unchallenging years in a middle school that was short on staff.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Time, 4 June 2025
In the face of the flagrant human rights abuses, however, Tagle responded with statements Duterte’s opponents criticized as vague and unchallenging.
—Camille Elemia, NBC news, 4 May 2025
The answer, typically, is unchallenging, decorative art.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The core expression is just fine, an easy-drinking and unchallenging dram that skirts the boundary between sweet and spice, which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have not reached the final milestone since 2016, and the years of unchallenging conference play could be a factor as much as ever stronger coast-to-coast competition.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Payton Cofer wasn't excited about her options for high school in Louisville's South End after two unchallenging years in a middle school that was short on staff.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The term is seen as emblematic of how digital consumption has shaped societal concerns, especially with the proliferation of superficial or unchallenging content online.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet the Sonata begins with seven bars of technically unchallenging music, which anyone who reads notation can manage.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Unchallenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenging. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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