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

uncontroversially adverb

Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.

—Louis Menand

Synonyms of uncontroversial

• safe
• noncontroversial

Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence

uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit

Recent Examples on the Web

While minor and uncontroversial, the amendment was one of a few shifts the commission has made in recent months in an effort to be viewed as playing a part in addressing the state’s crippling housing crisis. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2025

These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along. —Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025

Prince William's War on the Tabloids In reality though, the idea William and Harry held the same hostile feelings towards the media was once completely uncontroversial. —Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025

Typically, these fictional stories explored uncontroversial topics. —Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontroversial

• noncontroversial
• commercial
• inertial
• controversial
• noncommercial