unilluminating
adjective
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ing ˌən-i-ˈlü-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ 
: failing to enlighten or clarify : not illuminating
an unilluminating report
I found most of the reviews, although favorable, rather unilluminating.
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking unilluminatingly adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Unlike in Van Sant’s film, though, we are treated merely to Ray’s unexceptional and unilluminating thoughts. Bécquer Seguín, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
Bécquer Seguín, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
unilluminating
adjective
as in uninformative
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- uninformative
- unenlightening
- uninstructive
- impractical
- unusable
- useless
- unhelpful
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- illuminating
- instructive
- informative
- enlightening
- educational
- informational
- detailed
- instructional
- educative
- comprehensive
- copious
- informatory
- full
- explanatory
- edifying
- elucidative
- communicatory
- contrition
- contritions
- contriturate
- contrivable
- contrivance
- contrivances
- contrivancy
- contrive
- contrived
- contrivements
- contriver
- contrivers
- contrives
- contriving
- control
- control account
- control assay
- control board
- control center
- control chart
- control clock
- control column
- control electrode
- control experiment
- control experiments