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

This should be uncontroversial in academia. —Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026

Unlike many other large water projects, this one has been surprisingly uncontroversial. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026

That opposition to once-uncontroversial elements of immigration enforcement has spread. —Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026

Councilmember Mai Vang pulled the item from the consent calendar — where uncontroversial matters are usually listed and passed as a package without discussion — for a separate vote. —Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontroversial

• noncontroversial
• commercial
• inertial
• controversial
• noncommercial