unimaginative

/ (ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv) /

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adjective

lacking in imagination or imaginative thought; dull

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Derived forms of unimaginative

unimaginatively, adverb

Words nearby unimaginative

uniliteral, unillusioned, unilobed, unilocular, unimaginable, unimaginative, unimagined, Unimak Island, unimodal, unimodular, unimpaired

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How to use unimaginative in a sentence

Doane tweeted, “the film does make fun of Wannabe Berean unimaginative Christians who need to lighten up.”
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What was once sexy and mildly transgressive—the perfect antidote to Twilight—devolved into a repetitive, unimaginative mess.
'True Blood' Ends With a Whimper: The Sexy HBO Vampire Series Is (Finally) Over|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the history of the FBI, there have likely been few special agents as unimaginative in their corruption as John Morris.
‘You’re a F—cking Liar’: Whitey Bulger and the FBI’s Sordid History|T.J. English|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He Said: Yes, this pilot is just as obvious and unimaginative as its title.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Presidential assistants tend to view opposition as the product of selfish lobbyists and unimaginative bureaucrats.
Restoring the Rule of Law to the White House|Bruce Ackerman|November 20, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Pedantic, unimaginative and presumptuous, Theobald was the logical choice for a Dunce King in 1728.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
And perhaps Jane venerated him still more for his more stern and unimaginative philosophy.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
But they meant more than just that, for there were few, even among the unimaginative, who did not feel drawn to that door.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard
One of these points is the comparatively hard and unimaginative character of its mythology, conforming to that of the race.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
His tradition is a high one; he is often a man of exceptional quality, but the system is unimaginative and inflexible.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

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