uninformative

adjective

un·​in·​for·​ma·​tive ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv How to pronounce uninformative (audio)
Synonyms of uninformativenext
: not containing or imparting information : not informative
an uninformative review
uninformatively adverb
prattled on uninformatively

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But most ancient rocks have lost these clues; heat and pressure shattered those molecules into tiny, uninformative fragments. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025 Ultimately, during her first reporting trip, she was granted only a single and largely uninformative one-hour interview. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2014 The results suggest journalists were following an uninformative template for covering social protest. — Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024 But jet engines do not operate continuously, making this figure uninformative, perhaps even misleading. Airplanes, including their jet engines, go through rigorous regular maintenance designed to keep them at peak reliability on every flight. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Google's uninformative responses to Charge 5 issues thus far won't help worries that Fitbit is dying under its new owner and may eventually be totally absorbed by the Google brand. — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024 Without a way to test relationships systematically, fragments often remain sidelined as secondary or uninformative. — Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, over 30% of the expert peer reviews that journals routinely use to decide what to publish now show detectable AI use, and editors report that those reviews are essentially uninformative. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninformative was in 1837

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“Uninformative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformative. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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