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
Those were the notable numbers mentioned Monday as the San Diego Padres held their first full-squad workout amid a relatively uneventful first week of camp.
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
However, my trip was thankfully uneventful, the only difference being an additional bag check in Mumbai.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
But the implication is that the journey is picaresque and uneventful.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Life in the house was mostly uneventful — until one night in 1985, when a light fell from the ceiling and left their daughter, Shannon Smurl, with a gash on her forehead.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
However, my trip was thankfully uneventful, the only difference being an additional bag check in Mumbai.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
But the implication is that the journey is picaresque and uneventful.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Life in the house was mostly uneventful — until one night in 1985, when a light fell from the ceiling and left their daughter, Shannon Smurl, with a gash on her forehead.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for uneventful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Spectators perceive tennis outfits as plain, boring, rigid or limited to a specific silhouette.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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These guys have been touring for decades, never tiring of playing the hits even while steadily putting out albums full of new material.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle sustains this tiring play style by deploying a 10-man rotation, allowing his players to stay fresh throughout high-intensity games.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite the retirement of highly successful Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, the transition to Vulcan has been slow and continues to impact the completion of Space Force mission objectives.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Here in Croatia, the pace of life is slower, especially in smaller towns.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Former New College student Katie Helms, 47, got emotional when remembering her old mentor.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the film largely unfolds in sterile, windowless courtrooms as the terms of the clearly unethical (if apparently standard) agreement are reexamined, and the pressures of the trial strain the young couple’s relationship.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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This means that any lander to set down, even briefly, on one of these moons would have to be completely sterile.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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