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
Free expression on campus, as in life, is not always polite, tidy, or uncontroversial.
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Aileen Favilla,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
The bill was relatively uncontroversial in the Missouri Capitol, passing the Senate unanimously and by a vote of 100 to 17 in the House, with 19 members voting present.
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Jack Harvel
april 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Typically, new chairs are subjected to plenty of scrutiny, but the transition of power is almost always smooth and uncontroversial.
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Christopher Condon,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Yet the homage to Badinter proved strikingly uncontroversial, with politicians from opposite ends of the political spectrum striving to claim him as one of their own.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Aileen Favilla,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
The bill was relatively uncontroversial in the Missouri Capitol, passing the Senate unanimously and by a vote of 100 to 17 in the House, with 19 members voting present.
—
Jack Harvel
april 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Typically, new chairs are subjected to plenty of scrutiny, but the transition of power is almost always smooth and uncontroversial.
—
Christopher Condon,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Yet the homage to Badinter proved strikingly uncontroversial, with politicians from opposite ends of the political spectrum striving to claim him as one of their own.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontroversial
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Videos have flooded social media platforms in the hours since the earthquakes hit Venezuela, with people both inside and outside the country using them to gauge the extent of the destruction, and check if the homes of uncontactable family members are safe.
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Police said in a news release Thursday afternoon that Caprice and her child have been found safe.
Adjective
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Eleanor and Nicholas’ View Congress has a hard enough time passing noncontroversial legislation.
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The Urban Limit Line has largely been considered a noncontroversial issue, having been adjusted six times over the past 36 years with little opposition.
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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