uncontroversial
Britishadjective
Explanation
If something is uncontroversial it won't cause disagreement, conflict, or controversy. People who actually like to argue might think uncontroversial means "kinda boring." You've probably figured out that the root of the word uncontroversial is controversy, which means "causing strife or public disagreement." It's surprising when local or national government decisions are uncontroversial, because there are usually at least a few dissenters for every issue. If you're a passive person who doesn't like confrontation, you probably hope that everything you say is uncontroversial.
Vocabulary lists containing uncontroversial
Example Sentences
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He’s the rare heavyweight comic whose material is clean and uncontroversial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Even early cancer screenings, which might seem uncontroversial, could lead to unnecessary treatment and not improve a patient’s outcome.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
But he will doubtless hope to continue a post-season in which refereeing decisions have largely been uncontroversial -- with one major exception.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Beneath the surface, this deliberately anodyne event, built around the uncontroversial fact that Ireland and the U.S. are closely tied by ancestry, history, culture and trade, was about lots of other stuff too.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2025
Let’s begin with a fairly uncontroversial one: the strong economy.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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