unimaginative

1. 1.

   deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

   “a sterile ideology lacking in originality”

   “unimaginative development of a musical theme”

   “uninspired writing”

   Synonymssterileuninspireduninventive

   Similaruncreative
2. 2.

   dealing only with concrete facts

   Similarpractical
3. 3.

   lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality

   “stereotyped phrases of condolence”

   “even his profanity was unimaginative”

   Synonymsstereotypedstereotypicstereotypical

   Similarconventional

Questions about unimaginative

What does unimaginative mean?

unimaginative means "deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unimaginative?

unimaginative has 6 syllables: u-ni-mag-in-a-tive. The stress falls on "mag". In IPA it is /ənɪˈmæˌdʒɪnətɪv/.

What is another word for unimaginative?

Close synonyms include sterile, uninspired, uninventive, stereotyped, stereotypic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unimaginative a common word?

unimaginative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.