as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
a noncontroversial proposal for increasing security at nuclear power plants
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Recent Examples of noncontroversial
In July, city leaders seemed ready to approve the five-year extension by placing it on the council’s consent calendar — usually reserved for noncontroversial items.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bill is largely noncontroversial.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
While the use of AI use can be controversial for any job function, this study spends some time looking at fairly noncontroversial—and effective—uses.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Western governments should also supply tablets uploaded with noncontroversial educational materials.
—Roya Rahmani, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bill is largely noncontroversial.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
While the use of AI use can be controversial for any job function, this study spends some time looking at fairly noncontroversial—and effective—uses.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Western governments should also supply tablets uploaded with noncontroversial educational materials.
—Roya Rahmani, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontroversial
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prince William's War on the Tabloids In reality though, the idea William and Harry held the same hostile feelings towards the media was once completely uncontroversial.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontroversial. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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