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uncreative

UK/ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/

uncreative adjective: deficient in or devoid of creativity and originality.

Adjective

uncreative (comparative more uncreative, superlative most uncreative)

  1. Deficient in or devoid of creativity and originality.
    • Near-synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal; formulaic; rote
    • Her artwork was judged to be competent but uncreative.
  2. Synonym of noncreative (“unrelated to creativity”).
    • discussions of database rights for uncreative works not subject to copyrightability
    Synonyms:
    noncreative

Noun

uncreative (plural uncreatives)

  1. A person who is not creative.
    Antonyms:
    creative, creator

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Forms of uncreative

Adjective
comparativemore uncreative
superlativemost uncreative
Noun
pluraluncreatives

Origin of uncreative

From un- + creative.

Words formed from uncreative

Words that rhyme with uncreative

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Questions about uncreative

What does uncreative mean?
Uncreative means deficient in or devoid of creativity and originality.
What part of speech is uncreative?
Uncreative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce uncreative?
Uncreative is pronounced /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near uncreative in the dictionary

  1. uncreatedness
  2. uncreates
  3. uncreatibility
  4. uncreating
  5. uncreation
  6. uncreative
  7. uncreatively
  8. uncreativeness
  9. uncreatives
  10. uncreativity
  11. uncreaturely

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