as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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Recent Examples of uncontroversial
Vance’s stance is not, by any stretch, obvious nor remotely uncontroversial.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
The Republican push stemmed from Democrats’ refusal to OK any Trump nominee, even those considered uncontroversial, via unanimous consent or voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The Senate adjourned on a more harmonious note on Thursday after both parties banded together to pass eight final, uncontroversial House bills — four from Republicans and four from Democrats — by suspending the deadline rule and the three-day rule.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Haslam’s emphasis on NATO expansion as a precipitating cause of the war in Ukraine ought to be uncontroversial.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
The Republican push stemmed from Democrats’ refusal to OK any Trump nominee, even those considered uncontroversial, via unanimous consent or voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The Senate adjourned on a more harmonious note on Thursday after both parties banded together to pass eight final, uncontroversial House bills — four from Republicans and four from Democrats — by suspending the deadline rule and the three-day rule.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Haslam’s emphasis on NATO expansion as a precipitating cause of the war in Ukraine ought to be uncontroversial.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
Adjective
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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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The latter lists routine or noncontroversial items that councils approve in one block vote.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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