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
After an uneventful stint in the National Guard and two semesters at Southern University, Rob49 picked up the mic for fun during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 May 2025
Celebrity Names Usually an uneventful process, jury selection made headlines within the first few minutes of the first juror sitting down.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
After a relatively uneventful race, the drama began when Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli had a power failure and was forced onto the gravel.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
His jab and range-finding controlled a mostly uneventful round.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 May 2025
Celebrity Names Usually an uneventful process, jury selection made headlines within the first few minutes of the first juror sitting down.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
After a relatively uneventful race, the drama began when Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli had a power failure and was forced onto the gravel.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
His jab and range-finding controlled a mostly uneventful round.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneventful
Adjective
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This is worlds away from that boring deli chicken sandwich, while still being easy enough to whip up on the busiest of days.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The contract’s scope of work includes the single bore tunnel, station entrances and exits, the excavation of underground stations and the procurement of a tunnel boring machine.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Now in his 80s trips to the islands are more challenging, and maintaining a boat that can make the journey is expensive and tiring.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside Online,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The whales often appear unbothered, turning gently toward swimmers or drifting by in slow, graceful passes.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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Now, in the new study, researchers have gathered data that supports the theory that the demise of tropical forests, and their slow recovery, limited carbon sequestration – a process where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and held in plants, soils or minerals.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The departing older president, the incoming younger Kennedy.—
Dr. Richard Fichman,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Some varieties are sterile and do not produce fruit.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Much of the factory was supposed to be as sterile as an operating room.—
Debbie Cenziper,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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“Uneventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneventful. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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