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
Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
As for Matlock’s former neighbor, the end of his residency was uneventful.
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Graham Womack
may 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
My ferry trip was comparatively uneventful, though there were rough seas and the top deck lay coated in a film of human vomit, like chowder.
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Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Both Mercedes made atrocious getaways at the start of the sprint, and the two McLarens drove off to an uneventful 1–2 finish that seemed reminiscent of 2025.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
As for Matlock’s former neighbor, the end of his residency was uneventful.
—
Graham Womack
may 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
My ferry trip was comparatively uneventful, though there were rough seas and the top deck lay coated in a film of human vomit, like chowder.
—
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Both Mercedes made atrocious getaways at the start of the sprint, and the two McLarens drove off to an uneventful 1–2 finish that seemed reminiscent of 2025.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for uneventful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
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Sometimes safe and boring can be a winning strategy.
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.
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This method is particularly useful for larger homes, hallways, and staircases where kneeling repeatedly would quickly become cumbersome or tiring.
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The longtime Florida coach swapped a tiring McDonald for Russell Sandefer with one out in the top of the sixth inning.
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The Virgo moon invites you to take a slower pace today.
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
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As for 29-year-old Greenway notched six points in 40 games with the Sabres last season and scored three points in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Gone are the days of matchy-matchy sets, sterile millennial greige, and stark black-and-white color palettes.
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Now, authorities in Texas are releasing sterile flies once more.
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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