uninformative
adjective
un·in·for·ma·tive
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv 
: not containing or imparting information : not informative
an uninformative review
uninformatively
adverb
prattled on uninformatively
Examples of uninformative in a Sentence
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The results suggest journalists were following an uninformative template for covering social protest.
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Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make?
—Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
These documents are majestically uninformative.
—Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
Satellite data was too coarse and aerial photos uninformative.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
No one could accuse Ms. Warren of being uninformative.
—Henry Hitchings, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
For a test which is completely uninformative (like flipping a proverbial coin), sensitivity + specificity will total 1 (100%).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
The problem with Patient Zero - spot-on post by Cassie Willyard about false uninformative narratives Science/news/writing This is an old but stunning profile of Bob Langer by Helen Pearson.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2012
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Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make?
—Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
These documents are majestically uninformative.
—Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
Satellite data was too coarse and aerial photos uninformative.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
No one could accuse Ms. Warren of being uninformative.
—Henry Hitchings, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
For a test which is completely uninformative (like flipping a proverbial coin), sensitivity + specificity will total 1 (100%).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
The problem with Patient Zero - spot-on post by Cassie Willyard about false uninformative narratives Science/news/writing This is an old but stunning profile of Bob Langer by Helen Pearson.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2012
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“Uninformative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformative. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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