uninformative

Definition of uninformativenext

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Recent Examples of uninformative Meanwhile, over 30% of the expert peer reviews that journals routinely use to decide what to publish now show detectable AI use, and editors report that those reviews are essentially uninformative. John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Without a way to test relationships systematically, fragments often remain sidelined as secondary or uninformative. Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026 But most ancient rocks have lost these clues; heat and pressure shattered those molecules into tiny, uninformative fragments. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025 But jet engines do not operate continuously, making this figure uninformative, perhaps even misleading. Airplanes, including their jet engines, go through rigorous regular maintenance designed to keep them at peak reliability on every flight. Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 The results suggest journalists were following an uninformative template for covering social protest. Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024 Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024 Ultimately, during her first reporting trip, she was granted only a single and largely uninformative one-hour interview. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninformative
Adjective
  • Democrats and Republicans snarled at one another, and at the witnesses, including John Dean, the Watergate figure, in a predictably sour and unenlightening spectacle.
    Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019
  • On one level, the explanation for brain avalanches is fairly simple and very unenlightening.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2018
Adjective
  • Unlike in Van Sant’s film, though, we are treated merely to Ray’s unexceptional and unilluminating thoughts.
    Bécquer Seguín, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
Adjective
  • For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Statement architectural features, like large windows and spiral staircases, are impractical for daily living.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • Such collisions could create fields of debris, potentially rendering entire areas of orbit useless.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • And yet, Paul can’t help but impose and offend, making even his expertise in home security sickeningly useless.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

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“Uninformative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninformative. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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