unimaginative

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unimaginative — adjective

  • unimaginativepositive
  • more unimaginativecomparative
  • most unimaginativesuperlative

1. lacking creativity and originality in thought or design — the kind of thing you

1.形容詞B2
釋義

lacking creativity and originality in thought or design — the kind of thing you expect when someone follows a familiar pattern instead of trying something different.

例句

Asher found the training sessions unimaginative, always following the same dull PowerPoint slides.

unimaginative + noun describing a recurring event (training sessions)

The city's new park design was unimaginative, with nothing but straight paths and identical benches.

passive construction: be + unimaginative

同義詞
  • uninspired

    slightly weaker; can mean merely dull rather than actively lacking creativity

  • sterile

    stronger and more formal; suggests a complete absence of life or originality

  • uninventive

    focuses on the inability to come up with new methods or solutions

  • stereotyped

    emphasises that the thing follows a fixed, predictable pattern

反義詞

文法句型

unimaginative + noun (design/plot/approach/solution)

用法筆記

Frequently used to criticise creative works, plans, designs, or solutions. The word implies a stronger failure of creativity than 'simple' or 'plain' — it suggests that the result is disappointing because it relies on a tired formula rather than offering anything new.

常見錯誤

❌The soup was unimaginative' (when you mean it tasted bland).
✅The menu was unimaginative
💡nothing but standard burgers and fries.' — Use unimaginative for a lack of creativity or originality, not for general quality.
❌He was unimaginative to help us move house.
✅His unimaginative solution to the storage problem was simply to rent another unit.
💡Do not use unimaginative for a one-time action; use it to describe a person's typical style or a thing's character.