: 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 …
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unimaginativeness
noun
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But that is the point: Does the world need another unimaginative alternate jersey?
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But Prigozhin also tapped into a wider dissatisfaction with Russia’s high command and its unimaginative strategy, wasteful tactics, and corrupt practices.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2023
Bright, sensitive and soulfully handsome, Adi dreams of a liberated adult life in Bucharest, though his unimaginative, God-fearing parents (Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu) see only a marine academy in his future.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 May 2024
But assuming a novel with a fictional celebrity in a relationship must be based on an existing celebrity—in this case, the internet has decided, Harry Styles—is unimaginative at best and sexist at worst.
—Robinne Lee, TIME, 2 May 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But Prigozhin also tapped into a wider dissatisfaction with Russia’s high command and its unimaginative strategy, wasteful tactics, and corrupt practices.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2023
Bright, sensitive and soulfully handsome, Adi dreams of a liberated adult life in Bucharest, though his unimaginative, God-fearing parents (Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu) see only a marine academy in his future.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 May 2024
But assuming a novel with a fictional celebrity in a relationship must be based on an existing celebrity—in this case, the internet has decided, Harry Styles—is unimaginative at best and sexist at worst.
—Robinne Lee, TIME, 2 May 2024
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginative. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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