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
This should be uncontroversial in academia.
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Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Unlike many other large water projects, this one has been surprisingly uncontroversial.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
That opposition to once-uncontroversial elements of immigration enforcement has spread.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Unlike many other large water projects, this one has been surprisingly uncontroversial.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
That opposition to once-uncontroversial elements of immigration enforcement has spread.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
Adjective
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Atmos also urged anyone who suspects a natural gas leak to leave the area immediately and, from a safe distance, call 911 and its 24‑hour emergency line at (866) 322‑8667.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Computing’s prestigious Turing Award went this week to two men who created a way of keeping digital communication safe even in the age of quantum computers.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But supporters of the bills — and the agency’s work — frame the legislation, which would largely affect port authorities across the state, as noncontroversial.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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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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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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