Antonyms for unimaginative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv


Definition of unimaginative

Origin :
  • late 14c., ymaginatyf, from Old French imaginatif and directly from Medieval Latin imaginativus, from imaginat-, stem of Latin imaginari (see imagine). Related: Imaginatively; imaginativeness.
  • adj dull, predictable
Example sentences :
  • They were a phlegmatic race, placid, unimaginative, reposeful.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Looking at him, I thought they must indeed be an unimaginative set!
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Peasants were greedy, narrow, unimaginative, lacking in public spirit.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • There are, of course, some among the thirty who are unimaginative and unenterprising.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • And, in his unimaginative way, he thought he had spoken too gently.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Larner was not a gullible individual, but neither was he unimaginative.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • I thought he was the most dull, unimaginative man I had ever met.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
  • I decided the whole approach was unimaginative and unworthy of me.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • It is unimaginative, flat, dry and likely to consist of mere wind.
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • This generation is gloomy and unimaginative in its conception of art.
  • Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by John Masefield

Synonyms for unimaginative

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