uncontroversial
adjective
un·con·tro·ver·sial
ˌən-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl 
-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
Hayes Brown
uncontroversially
adverb
Hippies were photogenic, free love and the psychedelic style made good copy, and the music was uncontroversially great.
—Louis Menand
Louis Menand
Examples of uncontroversial in a Sentence
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, distressed clothes — and denim especially — have established themselves as largely uncontroversial staples of the American wardrobe.
—Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The law is not uncontroversial; its most outrageous use was to justify the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
—Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Brought by Precinct 2 Commissioner Alisa Simmons, an Arlington Democrat, the proclamation to dub March National Social Work Month appeared as uncontroversial as any other on the agenda, but opposition popped up during the court’s discussion of it.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, distressed clothes — and denim especially — have established themselves as largely uncontroversial staples of the American wardrobe.
—Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The law is not uncontroversial; its most outrageous use was to justify the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
—Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Brought by Precinct 2 Commissioner Alisa Simmons, an Arlington Democrat, the proclamation to dub March National Social Work Month appeared as uncontroversial as any other on the agenda, but opposition popped up during the court’s discussion of it.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontroversial. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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