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单词 uncontroversial
释义

uncontroversial

adjective

un·​con·​tro·​ver·​sial ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl How to pronounce uncontroversial (audio)
-ˈvər-sē-əl
: not likely to be disputed or to cause strife or quarrel : not relating to or arousing controversy
an uncontroversial opinion
In all, Hagel should be an uncontroversial choice to head the Pentagon. Hayes Brown
uncontroversially adverb
Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great. Louis Menand

Synonyms

  • noncontroversial
  • safe
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike Trump's refusal to admit the realities of the last election, most of what's being discussed by national GOP figures is relatively uncontroversial in their circles. Alisa Wiersema, ABC News, 27 July 2022 Normally, the candidate paperwork deadlines are relatively uncontroversial, since they’re established well in advance. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 3 June 2022 Nuclear energy is uncontroversial within the Biden administration and among centrist Democrats generally. Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 14 July 2022 As far as Gladwellian provocations go, this one seems fairly uncontroversial to me. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 11 June 2022 Until recently, the idea of building social-emotional skills was a fairly uncontroversial one in American education. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Chappelle’s controversial and derogatory statements stand in contrast to Mulaney’s largely uncontroversial material. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 21 May 2022 When John Corigliano’s uncontroversial Second Symphony appeared on one program, a donor threatened to pull his money. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 The hopefuls seek an office that was historically uncontroversial — until the pandemic triggered a tidal wave of unemployment claims, far more than during even the deepest previous recessions. Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

uncontroversial

adjective

as in noncontroversial
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • noncontroversial
  • safe
  • positive
  • indisputable
  • certain
  • incontrovertible
  • unquestionable
  • definite
  • incontestable
  • irrefutable
  • undeniable
  • indubitable
  • politically correct
  • undisputed
  • uncontested
  • hands-down
  • sure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • controversial
  • arguable
  • debatable
  • questionable
  • disputable
  • doubtful
  • moot
  • contestable
  • controvertible
  • hot-button
  • disputed
  • debated
  • doubtable
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