: having or showing a lack of imagination or originality : not imaginative
unimaginative people
an unimaginative menu
a predictable and unimaginative plot
unimaginatively
adverb
… this is a simple, straightforward survey, competently if unimaginatively presented …
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unimaginativeness
noun
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Unlike the expressiveness of Blauvelt’s long collaboration with Kelly Reichardt, the visuals here look flat and unimaginative.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Such an unimaginative and bland group of coaches and programs.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The book will therefore appear January 14 (following a leak that rocked the publishing world), scarcely a month after Francis’s 88th birthday, under the appropriate if slightly unimaginative title Hope.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
From the interviewer’s perspective, a candidate with no questions can come across as disinterested, unprepared, or—worse—unimaginative.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Such an unimaginative and bland group of coaches and programs.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The book will therefore appear January 14 (following a leak that rocked the publishing world), scarcely a month after Francis’s 88th birthday, under the appropriate if slightly unimaginative title Hope.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
From the interviewer’s perspective, a candidate with no questions can come across as disinterested, unprepared, or—worse—unimaginative.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unimaginative
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginative. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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