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

• safe
• noncontroversial

Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Vance’s stance is not, by any stretch, obvious nor remotely uncontroversial. —Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025

Haslam’s emphasis on NATO expansion as a precipitating cause of the war in Ukraine ought to be uncontroversial. —Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker were on hand to give friendly, uncontroversial welcomes. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontroversial

• noncontroversial
• commercial
• inertial
• controversial
• noncommercial