uncontroversial
adjective
un·con·tro·ver·sial
ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl 
-ˈvər-sē-əl
: 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
Hayes Brown
uncontroversially
adverb
Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.
—Louis Menand
Louis Menand
Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence
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The biggest — under the direction of former PRO general manager Howard Webb — was the league’s relatively uncontroversial implementation of Video Review and the use of a Video Assistant Referee, or VAR.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
This was a relatively uncontroversial move on a college campus; if any Russian students were offended, no one seemed to care.
—José Antonio Bowen, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
An uncontroversial effort In Los Gatos and Saratoga, where the median household income is around $200,000, parents are known for having strong opinions on the quality and content of their students’ education.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
Leaders in the House and Senate continue to drive home their intention for a short, uncontroversial session that will mostly focus on tweaks to state law rather than large, wholesale change.
—The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
Before the Tea Party movement, the message was uncontroversial enough to use on Nike jerseys to promote U.S. Soccer.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2024
The researchers wanted to know which statements not only got wide agreement but were perceived as uncontroversial — people assumed they would be agreed upon by most others.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
Of the many entrenched inequalities plaguing California, the uncontroversial goal of clean drinking water should be relatively attainable.
—Miriam Pawel, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
So who holds the crown depends on the unit of measure, but the top two most prolific mathematicians are uncontroversial.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
This was a relatively uncontroversial move on a college campus; if any Russian students were offended, no one seemed to care.
—José Antonio Bowen, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
An uncontroversial effort In Los Gatos and Saratoga, where the median household income is around $200,000, parents are known for having strong opinions on the quality and content of their students’ education.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
Leaders in the House and Senate continue to drive home their intention for a short, uncontroversial session that will mostly focus on tweaks to state law rather than large, wholesale change.
—The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
Before the Tea Party movement, the message was uncontroversial enough to use on Nike jerseys to promote U.S. Soccer.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2024
The researchers wanted to know which statements not only got wide agreement but were perceived as uncontroversial — people assumed they would be agreed upon by most others.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
Of the many entrenched inequalities plaguing California, the uncontroversial goal of clean drinking water should be relatively attainable.
—Miriam Pawel, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
So who holds the crown depends on the unit of measure, but the top two most prolific mathematicians are uncontroversial.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined above
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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