uncontroversial
adjective
un·con·tro·ver·sial
ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl 
-ˈvər-sē-əl
: not likely to be disputed or to cause strife or quarrel : not relating to or arousing controversy
an uncontroversial opinion
In all, Hagel should be an uncontroversial choice to head the Pentagon.—
Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown
uncontroversially
adverb
Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.
—Louis Menand
Louis Menand
Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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Overall, though, this statement should be uncontroversial.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
The roughly 30-minute event to confirm Trump’s return to power unfolded as a tidy, solemn ceremony, once again resembling its traditional role as an uncontroversial formality in the presidential transition process.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This new form of diplomacy cuts against the grain in Asian diplomacy, where uncontroversial and one-dimensional thinking predominates.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2015
What to expect from closing ceremony Of the limited available details before Sunday’s closing ceremony, the plans appear largely uncontroversial.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
The roughly 30-minute event to confirm Trump’s return to power unfolded as a tidy, solemn ceremony, once again resembling its traditional role as an uncontroversial formality in the presidential transition process.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This new form of diplomacy cuts against the grain in Asian diplomacy, where uncontroversial and one-dimensional thinking predominates.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2015
What to expect from closing ceremony Of the limited available details before Sunday’s closing ceremony, the plans appear largely uncontroversial.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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