uncontroversial

adjective

un·​con·​tro·​ver·​sial ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl 

-ˈvər-sē-əl

: not likely to be disputed or to cause strife or quarrel : not relating to or arousing controversy

an uncontroversial opinion

In all, Hagel should be an uncontroversial choice to head the Pentagon.

—Hayes Brown

uncontroversially adverb

Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.

—Louis Menand

Synonyms

• noncontroversial
• safe

Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence

uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit

Recent Examples on the Web

Today his powerful stance may appear natural and uncontroversial. —Alexander Soifer, Scientific American, 2 May 2025

Nee and Dimond’s story was sweet and innocent, its L.G.B.T.Q. allegory quiescent beneath an uncontroversial message of acceptance. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025

Unlike in India, beef is just another ingredient: unremarkable, uncontroversial, undeserving of a national debate. —Ismat Ara, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025

Makary reached a new audience on TV as a critic of COVID-19 measures Trained as a pancreatic surgeon, Makary focused his initial work on uncontroversial topics like hospital costs and surgical checklists. —Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontroversial

• noncontroversial
• commercial
• inertial
• controversial
• noncommercial