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
This is also a dimension in short supply that can be easily eroded by people lacking transcendence – being unthankful, unimaginative, short-sighted, uninspired, pessimistic, and directionless.
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Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Strict and unimaginative gender norms were alive and well, and Weight Watchers was for the ladies (calories, of course, have no gender.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
These hotels are, at their worst, sites of literal death, and at best, gilded cages for the unimaginative.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Strict and unimaginative gender norms were alive and well, and Weight Watchers was for the ladies (calories, of course, have no gender.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
These hotels are, at their worst, sites of literal death, and at best, gilded cages for the unimaginative.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
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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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
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Camp, stupid, joyful—to both own and access—Labubu has taken over.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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This is just stupid how successful this is, but that’s really underselling it.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 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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The bittersweet result didn’t dull a remarkable career and legacy for Kelly.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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But the drama can be very stolid, borderline dull at times.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginative. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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