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Recent Examples of uninventive
What truly hampers Regretting You is its inescapable unoriginality, its plodding, uninventive, unthoughtful attempts at swoon and heartbreak.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
But for years, eight or nine of the roughly 10 sketches each week have been expected, uninventive, rote duds.
—Zak Jason, Wired, 21 May 2021
The earnest but uninventive special suffers from a lack of electrifying performances that have defined past ceremonies, with rousing crowd favorites and inspired team-ups between inductees and newer artists.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2020
Celebrity cameos are generally a safe bet, but Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's commercial for the luxury car brand Genesis reminded us of how uninventive the tactic can be.
—Author: Maura Judkis, Sonia Rao, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
Celebrity cameos are generally a safe bet, but Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s commercial for the luxury car brand Genesis reminded us of how uninventive the tactic can be.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
Nonetheless, once again, the passing was slow, sloppy and uninventive.
—SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
But for years, eight or nine of the roughly 10 sketches each week have been expected, uninventive, rote duds.
—Zak Jason, Wired, 21 May 2021
The earnest but uninventive special suffers from a lack of electrifying performances that have defined past ceremonies, with rousing crowd favorites and inspired team-ups between inductees and newer artists.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2020
Celebrity cameos are generally a safe bet, but Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's commercial for the luxury car brand Genesis reminded us of how uninventive the tactic can be.
—Author: Maura Judkis, Sonia Rao, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
Celebrity cameos are generally a safe bet, but Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s commercial for the luxury car brand Genesis reminded us of how uninventive the tactic can be.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
Nonetheless, once again, the passing was slow, sloppy and uninventive.
—SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninventive
Adjective
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Dalton wasn’t helped by an unimaginative game plan from the offensive coaches.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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If a business has been operating with loose controls and has been allowing creativity to be deployed against uncreative things, then stop.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Special teams had missed kicks; the defense allowed 216 rushing yards from one player; the offense led by backup Andy Dalton was turning the ball over and appeared generally uninspired.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers followed up an 18-inning World Series classic with an uninspired offensive performance during Game 4.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Uninventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninventive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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