uninstructive

Definition of uninstructivenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninstructive
Adjective
  • 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
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
  • These scenes are heavy and unilluminating.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The project draws strength, however, from the breadth of its interviews, including several Tyson opponents, before culminating with a fairly unilluminating chat with Tyson himself -- a relatively short coda that would have been stronger had it been spread throughout the presentation.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 25 May 2021
Adjective
  • Physical storage, custody and transportation can make direct ownership impractical for many companies.
    Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • May's first-quarter moon in Virgo is here to shed light on what's impractical or no longer sustainable.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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“Uninstructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninstructive. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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