as in boring
not having or showing an ability to think of new and interesting ideas; not imaginative
a predictable and unimaginative writer/book The service is great but the menu is unimaginative.
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Recent Examples of unimaginative
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.
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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Mahomes is giving boring game-day outfits the boot!—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Because isn’t that what effectively happens to an innie who will never again awaken in a sterile elevator?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The vibe: Food Street's cozy atmosphere and thoughtful decor provide a welcome reprieve from its surrounding environment of sterile chain businesses.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to her tiring routine of delivering disappointment, Hadoula also has to contend with her own troubles in the form of a vision of her deceased mother (Maria Protoppapa).—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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Image Piloting a firefighting aircraft is sweaty, tiring work, Mr. Mattiacci said.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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If your hair is dull and prone to breakage, this serum is packed with gluco-peptides and wheat protein to help restore elasticity and strengthening the cuticle.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 Jan. 2025
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