noncontroversial
adjective
non·con·tro·ver·sial
ˌnän-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl 
-ˈvər-sē-əl
: not arousing or subject to controversy or dispute : not controversial
a noncontroversial subject/nominee
noncontroversial legislation
Examples of noncontroversial in a Sentence
a noncontroversial proposal for increasing security at nuclear power plants
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While the use of AI use can be controversial for any job function, this study spends some time looking at fairly noncontroversial—and effective—uses.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Schumer pushed for billions of funding to be restored to various agencies in exchange for allowing a group of noncontroversial nominees to be approved, but Trump refused.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
One caution — don’t overuse consent calendars as a technique to avoid discussing matters that are not truly routine or noncontroversial, because that can quickly destroy a board’s credibility.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
If such comments address items on which the board’s consensus is clear, such commentary unduly consumes valuable time instead of allowing the board to proceed to vote on those noncontroversial items.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Schumer pushed for billions of funding to be restored to various agencies in exchange for allowing a group of noncontroversial nominees to be approved, but Trump refused.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
One caution — don’t overuse consent calendars as a technique to avoid discussing matters that are not truly routine or noncontroversial, because that can quickly destroy a board’s credibility.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
If such comments address items on which the board’s consensus is clear, such commentary unduly consumes valuable time instead of allowing the board to proceed to vote on those noncontroversial items.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncontroversial. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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