uncreative

adjective

un·​cre·​at·​ive ˌən-krē-ˈā-tiv 

: lacking originality of thought : not productive of new ideas : not creative

an uncreative imagination

… thinks focus groups are uncreative, unproductive, and excruciatingly boring.

—Jeremy Main

Examples of uncreative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like, for instance, this film is made using a very primitive and uncreative mise en scene. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Closed, communist societies, such as the Soviet Union, had shown themselves to be too uncreative and unproductive to compete economically and militarily with liberal states. —Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014

That being said, the chorus is a bit uncreative and repetitive. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024

Upgraded felt stale, generic, and uncreative, and as a Brazilian-Colombian critic, that hurts. Want more? —Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2024

Despite the ample evidence that A.I. could pose a threat to a handful of repetitive, uncreative roles, most workers aren’t shaken up—yet. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023

While this approach is exactly what has made TikTok such a success, Threads can choose an unfortunate, uncreative mix of posts. —Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2023

His style was a relatively uncreative, but decidedly popular mix of not-quite-rapping and not-quite-singing. —Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 5 July 2023

His offensive system is clunky and uncreative. —Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncreative

• allocative
• appellative
• commutative
• connotative
• copulative
• degradative
• dissipative
• educative
• exudative
• facultative
• imitative
• infiltrative