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

Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence

uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
Recent Examples on the Web Fortune's Geoff Colvin argues that politics are blowing the otherwise uncontroversial deal out of the water. Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 If even these relatively uncontroversial drone strikes do not further U.S. interests, that might cast doubt on drone strikes more generally. Anouk S. Rigterink, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2021 In 2015, two fairly uncontroversial American rock bands – Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 – both had planned shows in Beijing and Shanghai abruptly canceled. Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 Zionism basically says three simple things that should be uncontroversial. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uncontroversial 

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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncontroversial was in 1861

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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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