uninformative
adjective
un·in·for·ma·tive
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv 
: not containing or imparting information : not informative
an uninformative review
uninformatively
adverb
prattled on uninformatively
Examples of uninformative in a Sentence
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Spend is grouped into broad, uninformative categories with little visibility for business stakeholders.
—
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
But jet engines do not operate continuously, making this figure uninformative, perhaps even misleading.
Airplanes, including their jet engines, go through rigorous regular maintenance designed to keep them at peak reliability on every flight.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The results suggest journalists were following an uninformative template for covering social protest.
—Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make?
—Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
These documents are majestically uninformative.
—Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
Ultimately, during her first reporting trip, she was granted only a single and largely uninformative one-hour interview.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2014
Satellite data was too coarse and aerial photos uninformative.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
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Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
But jet engines do not operate continuously, making this figure uninformative, perhaps even misleading.
Airplanes, including their jet engines, go through rigorous regular maintenance designed to keep them at peak reliability on every flight.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The results suggest journalists were following an uninformative template for covering social protest.
—Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make?
—Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
These documents are majestically uninformative.
—Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
Ultimately, during her first reporting trip, she was granted only a single and largely uninformative one-hour interview.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2014
Satellite data was too coarse and aerial photos uninformative.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
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“Uninformative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformative. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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