uninstructive

adjective

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as in uninformative

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  1. uninformative
  2. unenlightening
  3. unilluminating
  4. impractical
Adjective
  • On their own, the clues in the set are brief and uninformative enough to be a little intimidating.
    — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Coming up with functions that check all those boxes is easy, but most produce large, uninformative upper bounds.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of 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
Definition of unenlightening
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
Definition of unilluminating
Adjective
  • Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert tested the bed in her son’s bedroom, where limited floor space made adding another dresser or nightstand impractical.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Modeling this electric power interface between Maryland and PJM to create a vision is simply impractical.
    — Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
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“Uninstructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninstructive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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