as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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Fortune's Geoff Colvin argues that politics are blowing the otherwise uncontroversial deal out of the water.
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Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally.
—Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021
In 2015, two fairly uncontroversial American rock bands – Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 – both had planned shows in Beijing and Shanghai abruptly canceled.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Zionism basically says three simple things that should be uncontroversial.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally.
—Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021
In 2015, two fairly uncontroversial American rock bands – Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 – both had planned shows in Beijing and Shanghai abruptly canceled.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Zionism basically says three simple things that should be uncontroversial.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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