Uncreative

//ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is not creative.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not creative.; Deficient in or devoid of creativity and originality.

    "Near-synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal; formulaic; rote"

  2. 2
    Not creative.; Synonym of noncreative (“unrelated to creativity”).

    "discussions of database rights for uncreative works not subject to copyrightability"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not creative wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unimaginative;derivativeformulaicnoncreativerote

Example

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"Their influence becomes greater every day, but they are uncreative and can't make value judgements."

Etymology

From un- + creative.

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