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
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Other changes should be just as uncontroversial for any Republican and certainly any conservative.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
The health provisions in the bill are widely uncontroversial among Republicans.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 May 2025
His on-screen style was smooth and, ironically, given the way his BBC career has ended, uncontroversial, preferring to let his pundits sound off on the game’s big issues.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 May 2025
This board applauds such sensible decision-making, which should be completely uncontroversial.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
The health provisions in the bill are widely uncontroversial among Republicans.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 May 2025
His on-screen style was smooth and, ironically, given the way his BBC career has ended, uncontroversial, preferring to let his pundits sound off on the game’s big issues.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 May 2025
This board applauds such sensible decision-making, which should be completely uncontroversial.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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