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
Early plot twist An uneventful first half ended on a potential game-changing call.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Stage eight was uneventful, but with the decisive mountain stages having not yet begun, relationships could descend even further.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Moreover, the participation by transgender athletes is often uneventful in terms of the ultimate results, especially with younger children, and even older ones who play club sports.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
But although everything that happened after their deaths would become international news, the lead-up to the quadruple homicide was completely uneventful.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 30 June 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Stage eight was uneventful, but with the decisive mountain stages having not yet begun, relationships could descend even further.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Moreover, the participation by transgender athletes is often uneventful in terms of the ultimate results, especially with younger children, and even older ones who play club sports.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
But although everything that happened after their deaths would become international news, the lead-up to the quadruple homicide was completely uneventful.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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Hunter: The Reckoning puts players in the role of regular people who know monsters are real and can’t go back to their old, boring lives.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The real world is monochromatic, straightforward, boring.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Kennedy’s opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon, seemed to embody what voters were tiring of—the stale complacency and status quo of the 1950s.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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There are only so many new stories to be told, and audiences seem to be tiring of the monotony.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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As elevated mortgage rates continue to put a damper on the housing market locally and nationally, rising inventory, slower sales and lower prices have made for more favorable conditions for potential buyers in the Austin-area housing market.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Progress toward the opening of the micro-home village has been slow following a ceremonial groundbreaking held in July 2023.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The committee is seeking old photographs and historical information about Pea Ridge and the years before there was a newspaper.—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Delaying tree harvests and protecting older forests enhances carbon sequestration, making untouched forests vital for reducing carbon dioxide and combating climate change.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Back then, 600 million sterile flies were released each week, the NYT explains, and the fly was eliminated.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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This facility will have the capability to disperse sterile flies in Northern Mexico.—
Mandy Taheri
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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