as in unimaginative
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Recent Examples of uncreative
Like, for instance, this film is made using a very primitive and uncreative mise en scene.
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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.
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—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncreative
Adjective
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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
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Such an unimaginative and bland group of coaches and programs.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The idea may be just as unoriginal as florals for spring.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Brands pay a premium for work that often feels diluted, uninspired and disconnected from the pace and demands of today’s marketplace.—
Flavio Vidigal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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These pairings often leave me uninspired and particularly bored.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But for years, eight or nine of the roughly 10 sketches each week have been expected, uninventive, rote duds.—
Zak Jason,
Wired,
21 May 2021
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The earnest but uninventive special suffers from a lack of electrifying performances that have defined past ceremonies, with rousing crowd favorites and inspired team-ups between inductees and newer artists.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
7 Nov. 2020
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“Uncreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncreative. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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