unimaginative

adjective

un·imag·i·na·tive

ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-tiv;

-ˈma-jə-ˌnā-,

-nə-

Synonyms of unimaginative next

: having or showing a lack of imagination or originality : not imaginative

unimaginative people

an unimaginative menu

a predictable and unimaginative plot

unimaginatively adverb

… this is a simple, straightforward survey, competently if unimaginatively presented … —

Alan Knight

unimaginativeness noun

Examples of unimaginative in a Sentence

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The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration. —

Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking. —

A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024 At the same time, consumers are pushing back on poor quality and unimaginative fast fashion by thrifting, which has never been more popular. —

Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Unfortunately, that's where the interest both begins and ends in this otherwise unimaginative, dreary slog that feels tremendously far removed from the original's onslaught of horror. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unimaginative