noncontroversial

adjective

ˌnän-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl How to pronounce noncontroversial (audio)
Definition of noncontroversialnext
as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense a noncontroversial proposal for increasing security at nuclear power plants

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Recent Examples of noncontroversial This is particularly true about public education, which used to be noncontroversial. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 Leake often pulls consent agenda items for discussion, which are typically noncontroversial items that would otherwise get approved in a single, swift motion. — Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2026 The Urban Limit Line has largely been considered a noncontroversial issue, having been adjusted six times over the past 36 years with little opposition. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 While many were noncontroversial pardons for low-level drug offenders, some drew strong criticism, including one for a man convicted of homicide in 2017 whose family later hosted a political fundraiser for the governor and another for a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old child. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncontroversial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontroversial
  1. safe
  2. uncontroversial
Adjective
  • Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of safe
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  • This was not an uncontroversial move.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 27 June 2026
  • And the Thirteenth Amendment is relatively uncontroversial, right?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontroversial. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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