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
The latter lists routine or noncontroversial items that councils approve in one block vote.
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Senate’s action was particularly remarkable, given that the measure was added by a voice vote — which usually signals a noncontroversial piece of legislation.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
His only guest was Glen Powell, a rising movie star so noncontroversial that even his weird promotional non-fling with Sydney Sweeney couldn’t generate much in the way of controversy, shilling for a series about that most American of passions, college football.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Senate’s action was particularly remarkable, given that the measure was added by a voice vote — which usually signals a noncontroversial piece of legislation.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
His only guest was Glen Powell, a rising movie star so noncontroversial that even his weird promotional non-fling with Sydney Sweeney couldn’t generate much in the way of controversy, shilling for a series about that most American of passions, college football.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontroversial
Adjective
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The world is safer when the United States leads.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That opposition to once-uncontroversial elements of immigration enforcement has spread.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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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,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontroversial. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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