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View usage for: (ʌnɪventfʊl) adjectiveIf you describe a period of time as uneventful, you mean that nothing interesting, exciting, or important happened during it. The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly. It was rare for her to have an opportunity to discuss her dull, uneventful life. Synonyms: humdrum, ordinary, routine, quiet More Synonyms of uneventful uneventfully adverb [ADVERB after verb] The five years at that school passed fairly uneventfully. uneventful in British English (ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊl) adjectiveordinary, routine, or quiet Derived forms uneventfully (ˌuneˈventfully) adverb uneventfulness (ˌuneˈventfulness) noun uneventful in American English (ˌʌniˈvɛntfəl) adjective with no outstanding or unusual event; peaceful, routine, etc. an uneventful day Derived forms uneventfully (ˌuneˈventfully) adverb Examples of 'uneventful' in a sentenceuneventful The trek back to the door was not the uneventful journey the outward bound trip had been.Life in Turtle Ridge was quiet and uneventful for Autumn.My journey back to my home was uneventful in the ordinary sense.They hid in the trees alongside the road when cars passed by, but otherwise the trek to Fellows's was uneventful. In other languagesuneventful British English: uneventful ADJECTIVE If you describe a period of time as uneventful, you mean that nothing interesting, exciting, or important happened during it. The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly. - American English: uneventful
- Brazilian Portuguese: rotineiro
- Chinese: 平静无事的
- European Spanish: sin incidentes
- French: sans histoiresN
- German: ereignislos
- Italian: senza sorprese
- Japanese: 平穏な
- Korean: 무사 평온한
- European Portuguese: rotineiro
- Latin American Spanish: sin incidentes
Definition ordinary, routine, or quiet The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly. Synonyms unremarkable unexciting ho-hum (informal) unmemorable unvaried Opposites interesting , exciting , eventful , remarkable , exceptional , memorable , momentous Additional synonymsboring television programmes Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, yawnsome, as dry as dust Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninterestingDefinition not interesting They can both be rather dull. Synonyms boring, tedious, dreary, flat, dry, plain, commonplace, tiresome, monotonous, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, dozy, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), vapid, as dry as dust Additional synonymsDefinition tedious because of lack of variety It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs. Synonyms tedious, boring, dull, repetitive, uniform, all the same, plodding, tiresome, humdrum, unchanging, colourless, mind-numbing, soporific, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, samey (informal), unvaried Definition not special or different in any way My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours. Synonyms commonplace, plain, modest, humble, stereotyped, pedestrian, mundane, vanilla (slang), stale, banal, unremarkable, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, homespun, uninteresting, workaday, common or garden (informal), unmemorable Definition free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion I just want a quiet life. Synonyms calm, peaceful, tranquil, contented, gentle, mild, serene, pacific, placid, restful, untroubled, chilled (informal) So many days are routine and uninteresting. Synonyms boring, dull, predictable, tedious, tiresome, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, clichéd, uninspired, mind-numbing, hackneyed, unoriginal Definition boring and uninteresting the tedious business of line-by-line programming Synonyms boring, dull, dreary, monotonous, tiring, annoying, fatiguing, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, laborious, humdrum, uninteresting, long-drawn-out, mind-numbing, irksome, unexciting, soporific, ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, deadly dull, prosy, dreich (Scottish) Definition usual, ordinary, or normal a pretty unexceptional bunch of players Synonyms ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, normal, usual, conventional, pedestrian, commonplace, insignificant, run-of-the-mill, undistinguished, unimpressive, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), common or garden (informal), no great shakes (informal), nothing to write home about (informal) Definition boring or dull Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people? Synonyms boring, dull, tedious, flat, dry, commonplace, dreary, drab, tiresome, monotonous, uninspiring, humdrum, uneventful, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, unenjoyable, as dry as dust |