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unimaginative

British  
/ ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv /

adjective

  1. lacking in imagination or imaginative thought; dull

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is possible that thinking is unimaginative, too dead to the urgency of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The best that can be said for the officers in charge is that they were unimaginative, by-the-book commanders overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Scotland were unimaginative in front of goal and porous in defence against the world's 74th-best team.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

With a weak, unimaginative script by Zach Baylin and William Schneider doing him no favors, Skarsgård looks as lost as the pre-reborn Eric, never mustering enough mythic power.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

Indeed, Ragwort, the most unimaginative rabbit alive, had actually heard it underground.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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