uneventful

[uhn-i-vent-fuhl]

adjective

1. not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences.

   an uneventful day at the office.

   Synonyms: usual, ordinary, routine, quiet

uneventful

/ ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl /

adjective

1. ordinary, routine, or quiet

Other Word Forms

• uneventfully adverb
• uneventfulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uneventful¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; un- ¹ + eventful

Example Sentences

One afternoon in January 1956, after an uneventful practice flight in his F.84F Thunderstreak, Powers was surprised to see his name on a list stuck to the squadron bulletin board.

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They swapped rooms but the stay was - sadly - uneventful in paranormal terms.

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That inning was rather uneventful, but the next one was not.

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Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, the study overturns the traditional view of the "Boring Billion," a supposedly uneventful period of Earth's history marked by little biological or geological activity.

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“Overall a fairly solid, if uneventful set of results,” the analysts say in a research note.

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Related Words

• boring 
• humdrum 
• inconclusive 
• tedious 
• unexciting 
• unremarkable