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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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But the weightless and unimaginative action feels less cinematic than theme park-y, as if the powers that be at Sony had jumped several steps ahead in their efforts to grow this into a global juggernaut franchise.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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And the Chiefs instead returned unimaginative upgrades to a tailgating experience that fans have already figured out pretty well on their own.—
Sam McDowell
December 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
24 Nov. 2025
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Weak, uncreative, not real bright people.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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This seems a rather unoriginal name to be chosen by a woman whose talent lay with words.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the corporate environment left her feeling uninspired.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Uninventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninventive. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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