as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
Porter made an unsuccessful bid for Senate in 2024, and Steyer and Swalwell launched uneventful presidential campaigns in 2020.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The weather looks pretty uneventful this week, apart from some rain chances Thursday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Afterward, host Conan O’Brien joked about what passed for drama at a largely uneventful evening at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
But what had been a fairly uneventful ceremony was interrupted by the shouting of a racial slur, leading to a controversy that has continued to reverberate.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The weather looks pretty uneventful this week, apart from some rain chances Thursday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Afterward, host Conan O’Brien joked about what passed for drama at a largely uneventful evening at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
But what had been a fairly uneventful ceremony was interrupted by the shouting of a racial slur, leading to a controversy that has continued to reverberate.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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This season has an annoying habit of taking what is an easy vote, trying to confuse us into getting excited that something interesting is going to happen, only for the easy and most boring thing to happen in the end.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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The boring machine can excavate to extreme depths, according to a report.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Flimsy nozzles crack and leak, and heavy-duty nozzles get tiring to hold when your garden calls for more watering time than your hands can handle.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Swift herself talked about how tiring the tour was and what her plans for the future were last October on BBC Radio 1 with Greg James.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Or maybe this was a slow roll, meant to culminate with the two All-Stars crescendoing into the playoff push.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Feed Forever Goldy® Arborvitae annually in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Since 2023, a Sasquatch figure — similar to the one in the old Jack Link’s Beef Jerky ads — has appeared atop the Royals Hall of Fame in left field after Pasquantino reaches base.—
PJ Green
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Not yet able to buy an alcoholic drink, Knueppel is only 20 years old.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Navarro says that when every piece of décor is in matching pairs, the space can feel forced, overly staged, and even a little sterile.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Select vines that are sterile or have easy-to-remove seed pods.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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