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
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador retains popular support but has been unimaginative and incompetent in office.
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Jorge G. Castañeda, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2021
The claim here is that there’s a good reason why genius inventors don’t ask for the public’s buy-in before releasing a new invention: Society is too ignorant or unimaginative to know what good innovation looks like.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
By the time the country began to emerge from behind the Iron Curtain in 1989, Czech food had become stodgy and unimaginative.
—David Farley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024
Or does this eagerness to categorize and contain our experiences offer a vision of life that is tame, restrictive, and finally unimaginative?
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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Jorge G. Castañeda, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2021
The claim here is that there’s a good reason why genius inventors don’t ask for the public’s buy-in before releasing a new invention: Society is too ignorant or unimaginative to know what good innovation looks like.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
By the time the country began to emerge from behind the Iron Curtain in 1989, Czech food had become stodgy and unimaginative.
—David Farley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024
Or does this eagerness to categorize and contain our experiences offer a vision of life that is tame, restrictive, and finally unimaginative?
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for unimaginative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginative
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If films like Nosferatu don’t find a wide audience and thrive in the marketplace, cinema faces a very bland, boring future.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Either way, the winter garden is anything but boring.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The vast backdrop is beautiful but only moderately less foreboding than the oppressively sterile office where most of Season 1 takes place.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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States committed, on average, about 2% for syringe service programs, through which people can get sterile needles.Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Wi-Fi will always be slow and the gossip will always be fast.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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As for food, those tiring of tagine may be glad of the West African restaurants tucked away within the medina.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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That eliminates long, tiring road transfers, and allows more time in the bush.Holden Frith, The Week UK, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
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From designing cutting-edge medical devices to building electric vehicles in the factory of the future—using robots, AI, VR, automation and more—manufacturing is anything but dull.Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Flying can take a toll, leaving skin feeling parched, dull, and irritated.Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Unimaginative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginative. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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