uncreative
adjective
un·cre·at·ive
ˌən-krē-ˈā-tiv 
: lacking originality of thought : not productive of new ideas : not creative
an uncreative imagination
… thinks focus groups are uncreative, unproductive, and excruciatingly boring.—
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That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
If a business has been operating with loose controls and has been allowing creativity to be deployed against uncreative things, then stop.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
That being said, the chorus is a bit uncreative and repetitive.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
Upgraded felt stale, generic, and uncreative, and as a Brazilian-Colombian critic, that hurts.
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—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2024
Despite the ample evidence that A.I. could pose a threat to a handful of repetitive, uncreative roles, most workers aren’t shaken up—yet.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
While this approach is exactly what has made TikTok such a success, Threads can choose an unfortunate, uncreative mix of posts.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
Like, for instance, this film is made using a very primitive and uncreative mise en scene.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Closed, communist societies, such as the Soviet Union, had shown themselves to be too uncreative and unproductive to compete economically and militarily with liberal states.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
If a business has been operating with loose controls and has been allowing creativity to be deployed against uncreative things, then stop.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
That being said, the chorus is a bit uncreative and repetitive.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
Upgraded felt stale, generic, and uncreative, and as a Brazilian-Colombian critic, that hurts.
Want more?
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2024
Despite the ample evidence that A.I. could pose a threat to a handful of repetitive, uncreative roles, most workers aren’t shaken up—yet.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
While this approach is exactly what has made TikTok such a success, Threads can choose an unfortunate, uncreative mix of posts.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
Like, for instance, this film is made using a very primitive and uncreative mise en scene.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Closed, communist societies, such as the Soviet Union, had shown themselves to be too uncreative and unproductive to compete economically and militarily with liberal states.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014
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“Uncreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncreative. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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