as in unimaginative
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Recent Examples of uncreative
The issue here isn’t necessarily the depiction of the USSR, which certainly had plenty of domestic shortages at this time, but that Ponies is so uncreative in communicating those realities to us.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
If a business has been operating with loose controls and has been allowing creativity to be deployed against uncreative things, then stop.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
If a business has been operating with loose controls and has been allowing creativity to be deployed against uncreative things, then stop.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncreative
Adjective
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Roman’s play-calling was conservative at its best Sunday, unimaginative at its worst.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the weightless and unimaginative action feels less cinematic than theme park-y, as if the powers that be at Sony had jumped several steps ahead in their efforts to grow this into a global juggernaut franchise.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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This seems a rather unoriginal name to be chosen by a woman whose talent lay with words.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This loving tribute to Marianne Faithfull is the answer to boring rock docs and uninspired music biopics.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Why does the contempt for cliché seem to inspire such uninspired critique?—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What truly hampers Regretting You is its inescapable unoriginality, its plodding, uninventive, unthoughtful attempts at swoon and heartbreak.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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“Uncreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncreative. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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