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

In some ways, Warsh is a relatively uncontroversial choice for the role. —Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026

Typically, new chairs are subjected to plenty of scrutiny, but the transition of power is almost always smooth and uncontroversial. —Christopher Condon, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026

Yet the homage to Badinter proved strikingly uncontroversial, with politicians from opposite ends of the political spectrum striving to claim him as one of their own. —Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026

The bill was relatively uncontroversial and passed with 107 yes votes to only 37 no votes. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontroversial

• noncontroversial
• commercial
• inertial
• controversial
• noncommercial