as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
And even the healthiest, most uneventful pregnancy can go awry during birth.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Friday's episode of SmackDown was mostly uneventful as WWE heads for back-to-back weekends of premium live events.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
As for Matlock’s former neighbor, the end of his residency was uneventful.
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Graham Womack
may 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for uneventful
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Friday's episode of SmackDown was mostly uneventful as WWE heads for back-to-back weekends of premium live events.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
As for Matlock’s former neighbor, the end of his residency was uneventful.
—
Graham Womack
may 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for uneventful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
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Far fewer people stay responsible when the work turns boring, unclear or inconvenient, and that's precisely when ownership surfaces.
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Monocultures can be boring, but on the flipside, a huge collection of individual species looks like a busy bowl of potpourri.
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The head coach was clumsy in his response, saying — in effect — that the player is better suited to being an impact substitute and taking advantage of tiring opposition defenders.
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The chassis exhibits little flex, the buttons feel crisp and responsive, and the scroll wheel offers enough resistance to feel deliberate without becoming tiring.
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There was no repeat of the slow start that cost him a spot last season.
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The house old-fashioned can be made with bourbon or gin and is a much slower sip.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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While students honed their skills at the Santa Monica studio for the last year and four months, Blanck found an old pilates studio in Pacific Highlands for rent, but the numbers just didn't add up.
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These conditions had much higher fatality rates in 1776 because Americans had no antibiotics, few vaccines, no understanding of germ theory, no sterile surgical techniques and limited access to hospitals, experts note.
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Officials will begin to release sterile male mosquitoes in Rosemont next week to reduce the spread of Aedes aegypti, a disease-carrying invasive mosquito, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Wednesday.
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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