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
Hayes Brown
uncontroversially
adverb
Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.
—Louis Menand
Louis Menand
Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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The story told of the infighting, scandals and crises of faith at the Vatican after the pope’s unexpected death — a compelling if hardly uncontroversial yarn.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a usually uncontroversial agency, is set to take place within a handful of months.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Fortune's Geoff Colvin argues that politics are blowing the otherwise uncontroversial deal out of the water.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally.
—Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a usually uncontroversial agency, is set to take place within a handful of months.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Fortune's Geoff Colvin argues that politics are blowing the otherwise uncontroversial deal out of the water.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally.
—Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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