uneventful

adjective

un·​event·​ful ˌən-i-ˈvent-fəl How to pronounce uneventful (audio)
Synonyms of uneventfulnext
: marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents : placid
an uneventful weekend
uneventfully adverb
uneventfulness noun

Examples of uneventful in a Sentence

The flight home was uneventful.
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The Aggies and Canes played a scoreless, and mostly uneventful, first half in College Station, Texas. Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025 Now living an uneventful life London as Alex Goodwin, a low-level MI6 officer, Pine has a chance sighting of an old Richard Roper mercenary that leads him to a violent encounter with a new character, Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos, who is played by Diego Calva. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025 While there is generally more going on than in the uneventful first movie, the sequel’s writing displays a different kind of incompetence. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025 Washington’s absence was particularly felt during what would normally be a procedural and uneventful handover to the next G20 presidency, which the US takes over next month – but a handover didn’t take place. Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uneventful

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uneventful was in 1800

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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneventful. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

uneventful

adjective
un·​event·​ful ˌən-i-ˈvent-fəl How to pronounce uneventful (audio)
: not eventful : lacking happenings that are interesting or worth noting
an uneventful vacation
uneventfully adverb

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