uncreative

adjective

un·​cre·​at·​ive ˌən-krē-ˈā-tiv How to pronounce uncreative (audio)
: lacking originality of thought : not productive of new ideas : not creative
an uncreative imagination
… thinks focus groups are uncreative, unproductive, and excruciatingly boring.Jeremy Main

Examples of uncreative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Closed, communist societies, such as the Soviet Union, had shown themselves to be too uncreative and unproductive to compete economically and militarily with liberal states. Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014 That being said, the chorus is a bit uncreative and repetitive. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024 Upgraded felt stale, generic, and uncreative, and as a Brazilian-Colombian critic, that hurts. Want more? Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2024 Despite the ample evidence that A.I. could pose a threat to a handful of repetitive, uncreative roles, most workers aren’t shaken up—yet. Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023 While this approach is exactly what has made TikTok such a success, Threads can choose an unfortunate, uncreative mix of posts. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2023 His style was a relatively uncreative, but decidedly popular mix of not-quite-rapping and not-quite-singing. Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 5 July 2023 His offensive system is clunky and uncreative. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023 The sad reality is most people judge themselves to be uncreative. Greg Orme, Forbes, 19 July 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncreative was in 1855

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

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