as in boring
having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening; not eventful
an uneventful vacation/day/life The flight home was uneventful.
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Recent Examples of uneventful
Now living an uneventful life London as Alex Goodwin, a low-level MI6 officer, Pine has a chance sighting of an old Richard Roper mercenary that leads him to a violent encounter with a new character, Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos, who is played by Diego Calva.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
While there is generally more going on than in the uneventful first movie, the sequel’s writing displays a different kind of incompetence.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Washington’s absence was particularly felt during what would normally be a procedural and uneventful handover to the next G20 presidency, which the US takes over next month – but a handover didn’t take place.
—Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The weather this weekend looks uneventful, with highs in the mid-40s and warning up to 55 degrees on Sunday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
While there is generally more going on than in the uneventful first movie, the sequel’s writing displays a different kind of incompetence.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Washington’s absence was particularly felt during what would normally be a procedural and uneventful handover to the next G20 presidency, which the US takes over next month – but a handover didn’t take place.
—Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The weather this weekend looks uneventful, with highs in the mid-40s and warning up to 55 degrees on Sunday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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Supporting your bone health doesn’t have to be complicated or boring.—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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Halftime shows for many years were also fairly boring affairs.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Sound routines, sound tennis mind Pegula says that travelling all over the globe as a part of the WTA’s tour season is exhilarating on a day-to-day basis, but can be tiring over the long haul.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But before continuing its schedule, the Heat has two days off to rest and recover from this tiring stretch on the road.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The studio believes that February, once seen as a slow month for moviegoing, has become a much more lucrative corridor to release films.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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What was once a slow squeeze has become an acute system failure for patients statewide.—
Andrew Hevesi,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of the final contenders—Zaida the Afghan hound, Cookie the Maltese, JJ the Lhasa apso, Graham the Old English sheepdog, Cota the Chesapeake Bay retriever, Penny the Doberman pinscher, and Wager the smooth fox terrier—four-year-old Penny was crowned the year’s top dog.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 83-year-old senator has had multiple health issues over the past few years, including publicly freezing during a press conference in 2023 and falling ahead of a Senate vote in October 2025.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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Musicals and medicine seem like opposite ends of the spectrum — one is about spotlight and song, the other about science and sterile environments.—
Julie Ruth Owen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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That structure was built in the 1950s and feels sterile and outdated.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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