as in boring
not having or showing an ability to think of new and interesting ideas; not imaginative
a predictable and unimaginative writer/book The service is great but the menu is unimaginative.
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Recent Examples of unimaginative
This is also a dimension in short supply that can be easily eroded by people lacking transcendence – being unthankful, unimaginative, short-sighted, uninspired, pessimistic, and directionless.
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Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Strict and unimaginative gender norms were alive and well, and Weight Watchers was for the ladies (calories, of course, have no gender.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
These hotels are, at their worst, sites of literal death, and at best, gilded cages for the unimaginative.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Strict and unimaginative gender norms were alive and well, and Weight Watchers was for the ladies (calories, of course, have no gender.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
These hotels are, at their worst, sites of literal death, and at best, gilded cages for the unimaginative.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
Adjective
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The main reason Jacksonville is so boring, FinanceBuzz found, is that much of its population is thinly scattered across the city.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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GoPro has also dropped a white version and a forest green version if black is too boring for you.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Between 1962 and 1975, the U.S. and Mexico bred and released more than 94 billion sterile flies to eradicate the pest, according to the USDA.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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Subsequently, the agriculture department increased sterile fly deliveries and supported additional surveillance programs, which led to livestock imports restarting in February 2025.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Forecasters at the National Weather Service said there was the potential for additional catastrophic flooding and heavy rainfall in the region throughout Saturday, given the storm’s slow craw across the state.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Even though we've all been told gray is on its way out for quite some time, it's been a slow burn.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson led off the semifinal game and roped a double off his metal bat that Smith said woke him up from a long, tiring day.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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After a tiring day walking around the parks, the most relaxing, soothing and healing experience is to sit out on the decks of the treehouse.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Generally, names as a kind of artist name are quite dull nowadays anyway.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Sometimes, an artist who is too long viewed as an outsider to Music City's style and sound will see the shine of the bright lights grow dull on their art.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginative. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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