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
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
Recent Examples on the Web
Concerns over antimicrobial resistance (where the overuse of antibiotics causes drugs to become ineffective) mean this approach isn’t uncontroversial, but it’s backed by a growing body of research.
—Moya Crockett, refinery29.com, 18 June 2024
Korean companies such as Samsung, LG, Kia, and Hyundai have become uncontroversial parts of everyday American life—in sharp contrast to Japanese companies such as Toyota, Sony, and Honda in the 1980s and Chinese firms such as Huawei today.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2021
All day long, the BBC, whose coverage is restricted to uncontroversial facts while voting takes place, posted stories about pets at the polls.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
In Denmark — tiny, tidy, highly taxed — the policy is uncontroversial.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Moya Crockett, refinery29.com, 18 June 2024
Korean companies such as Samsung, LG, Kia, and Hyundai have become uncontroversial parts of everyday American life—in sharp contrast to Japanese companies such as Toyota, Sony, and Honda in the 1980s and Chinese firms such as Huawei today.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2021
All day long, the BBC, whose coverage is restricted to uncontroversial facts while voting takes place, posted stories about pets at the polls.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
In Denmark — tiny, tidy, highly taxed — the policy is uncontroversial.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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