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
Both had originally passed Congress by voice votes and were considered uncontroversial.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Vaccination has for decades been a tried-and-true (and largely uncontroversial) way to protect children against illnesses like polio, chickenpox, and pneumonia.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Typically, these fictional stories explored uncontroversial topics.
—Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Vaccination has for decades been a tried-and-true (and largely uncontroversial) way to protect children against illnesses like polio, chickenpox, and pneumonia.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Typically, these fictional stories explored uncontroversial topics.
—Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The world is safer when the United States leads.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 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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Thankfully, the solution is simple and should be noncontroversial — eat real food.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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