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
Ultimately, given what had gone before, this was an uncontroversial squad.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Other changes should be just as uncontroversial for any Republican and certainly any conservative.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
The belief that recent immigrants commit more crimes than the general population is uncontroversial; the reasons for those disparities are not.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
The health provisions in the bill are widely uncontroversial among Republicans.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Other changes should be just as uncontroversial for any Republican and certainly any conservative.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
The belief that recent immigrants commit more crimes than the general population is uncontroversial; the reasons for those disparities are not.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
The health provisions in the bill are widely uncontroversial among Republicans.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
Adjective
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Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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The bill is largely noncontroversial.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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