uneventful
[uhn-i-vent-fuh l]
- not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office.
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Origin of uneventful
Synonyms
See more synonyms for uneventful on Thesaurus.comquiet, routine, ordinary, usual.
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Examples from the Web for uneventful
Contemporary Examples
Not terrible, not brilliant, not good, but amiable, uneventful, inoffensive.
It has become an uneventful, unchanging story—one that reflects the peace process it arguably aims to protect.
Nurse: She's sleeping at the moment and she has had an uneventful night.
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December 5, 2012
The rest of the pregnancy was uneventful, and I gave birth to a beautiful, happy little boy.
Prue Clarke on Her Battles With Kate Middleton’s Illness, Hyperemesis GravidarumPrue Clarke
December 5, 2012
Viewed from outside my head it is a singularly dull and uneventful day, but inside my head … aaah.
Historical Examples
Then your life has been uneventful since you jumped into the study of art?
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
The next seven or eight years of my life were quiet and uneventful.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other TalesArthur Conan Doyle
But he was heartily sick of this cold and uneventful life in the Park.
The Heart of Thunder MountainEdfrid A. Bingham
The march from Gaines's Mills to the James river was uneventful.
Personal Recollections of a CavalrymanJ. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
Since then the history of Portugal has been quiet and uneventful.
Portuguese ArchitectureWalter Crum Watson
uneventful
- ordinary, routine, or quiet
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