Meaning & use

uncreative

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Lacking originality, imagination, or inventive ideas.

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The ad campaign felt uncreative, recycling the same slogans as its competitors.

He admitted he was too uncreative to come up with his own recipes.

A note on using this word

A straightforward negative of 'creative,' commonly applied to art, business strategy, and problem-solving.

Words with a similar meaning

unimaginativeunoriginal

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