uncontroversial

adjective

un·con·tro·ver·sial ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl

-ˈvər-sē-əl

Synonyms of uncontroversial next

: not likely to be disputed or to cause strife or quarrel : not relating to or arousing controversy

an uncontroversial opinion

In all, Hagel should be an uncontroversial choice to head the Pentagon.—

Hayes Brown

uncontroversially adverb

Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great. —

Louis Menand

Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence

uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit

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With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a usually uncontroversial agency, is set to take place within a handful of months. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Fortune's Geoff Colvin argues that politics are blowing the otherwise uncontroversial deal out of the water. —

Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally. —

Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021 In 2015, two fairly uncontroversial American rock bands – Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 – both had planned shows in Beijing and Shanghai abruptly canceled. —

Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uncontroversial

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncontroversial was in 1861

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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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