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
His journey, however, takes a back seat to various unimaginative set pieces and tired gags, relying purely on Muppet charisma to power through.
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration.
—Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
At the same time, consumers are pushing back on poor quality and unimaginative fast fashion by thrifting, which has never been more popular.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for unimaginative
Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration.
—Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
At the same time, consumers are pushing back on poor quality and unimaginative fast fashion by thrifting, which has never been more popular.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for unimaginative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
Adjective
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, the music industry should be a playground of endless discovery rather than a sterile filter bubble.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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The rooms sprawl before her in a series of sterile hallways that seem to never end.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 2024-25 Bruins are slow, short on skill, inconsistent on defense and diminished in net.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Throw in weak stock markets and recent data warning of an economic slowdown, from slower job creation to downbeat snapshot GDP numbers from the Atlanta Fed, and this is no time for a disruptive trade policy.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Indexing gives you a better chance to ‘be less stupid.’ — Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz Those dismal statistics come to us via the latest annual SPIVA scorecard (the acronym stands for Standard and Poor’s Index vs. Active).—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This Atlético Madrid side is going from strength to strength and is showing little sign of tiring even as the pressure heats up.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The first few years of being a parent can be among the most tiring as moms and dads try and often fail to get infants into a regular routine of unbroken sleep at night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fight was very dull and Ankalaev most held his way to the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Without their alternate selves to tug at them, these characters would be dull, dull, dull.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginative. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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