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
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.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
And the Chiefs instead returned unimaginative upgrades to a tailgating experience that fans have already figured out pretty well on their own.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Patullo is also calling an unimaginative offensive game.
—Jenn McGraw, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Some feel short while others are unimaginative.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
And the Chiefs instead returned unimaginative upgrades to a tailgating experience that fans have already figured out pretty well on their own.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Patullo is also calling an unimaginative offensive game.
—Jenn McGraw, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Some feel short while others are unimaginative.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unimaginative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
Adjective
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Curry is pure entertainment, and the NBA is a little more boring without him.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Originally sterile, the Bradford pear began producing fertile fruit after cross-pollination with other pear cultivars.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Eye drops that aren’t sterile could pose an infection risk; so far, there have been no reports of injuries or illness related to the current recall.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In fact, businesses hired workers at their slowest pace since 2011, excluding the onset of the pandemic in 2020.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The area’s large tourist population contributes a constant volume of unfamiliar drivers to already heavily congested roads, with traffic patterns that shift significantly between peak tourist season and the summer months but never truly slow to manageable levels on the area’s major corridors.—
Anton Lucanus
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Of course, sometimes the situation is more serious than stupid.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The American people are not stupid and will not accept more failure theater from Republicans in Congress.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Collective processes involve tiring negotiations, frequent conflicts, and disappointing compromises, both internally among the team and with external interlocutors and partners.—
Adam Szymczyk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This can occasionally become tiring, and the back half of the record is littered with tracks that work better as gay WrestleMania intros than as actual songs.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hochheiser, who could not return to his condo due to a mold infestation, said one dull day melted into another at Villa Rosa III.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Found Sound is a story about two kids, Felix and Marigold, and a seemingly dull summer vacation that’s upended when the kids find an old wooden box that says OPEN ME.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginative. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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