uncreative
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a word derived from
creative.
creativeadjectivehaving the power to bring something new into being, as a creature, or to evolve something original from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work of art or invention: In the mythologies of the earliest human societies, the predominant ideas about which sex was more important in reproduction may have determined the sex assigned to the universal creative force.
Example Sentences
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Critics panned it as tone deaf and uncreative, and it was cancelled after two seasons.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Tempting as it is to treat Musk like a unique antagonist to the news media, he is just another uncreative tech titan in this arena.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024
Among those who worked with or near him, Spotts is often described as creative within an uncreative environment — a sleeper agent inside an often inert bureaucracy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Instead, it was a largely cautious, uncreative affair aside from the performances of Van Ginkel, a Brazilian by way of Spain, and teammate Jun Endo of Japan, a second-half substitute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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