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
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.
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Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
This should be uncontroversial in academia.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The agreement was relatively uncontroversial then, but when the time rolled around for the Danish parliament to officially ratify the treaty, this past June, Danes were feeling a lot more skeptical.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Both had originally passed Congress by voice votes and were considered uncontroversial.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
This should be uncontroversial in academia.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The agreement was relatively uncontroversial then, but when the time rolled around for the Danish parliament to officially ratify the treaty, this past June, Danes were feeling a lot more skeptical.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Both had originally passed Congress by voice votes and were considered uncontroversial.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
Adjective
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Sirianni remains safe despite the outcry, yet two young Eagles stars don't even bother to pay attention to the noise.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Whether that will turn out to be a safer bet as investors are starting to get cold feet over AI as well?—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is particularly true about public education, which used to be noncontroversial.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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While many were noncontroversial pardons for low-level drug offenders, some drew strong criticism, including one for a man convicted of homicide in 2017 whose family later hosted a political fundraiser for the governor and another for a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old child.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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