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Definitions

unimaginative

ADJECTIVE
dull, predictable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banal hackneyed tedious trite uninspired
WEAK
barren bromidic common commonplace derivative dime a dozen dry dull as dishwater flat ho-hum lifeless matter-of-fact ordinary pabulum pedestrian prosaic routine square tame uncreative unoriginal unromantic usual vanilla well-worn zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh new original uncommon
WEAK
creative imaginative

Example Sentences

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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

But that is the point: Does the world need another unimaginative alternate jersey?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

He also cited "unimaginative and bad movies" across the genre.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Besides, her parents had always been monstrously unimaginative.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly