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uncreative

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪv

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not creative.

Deficient in or devoid of creativity and originality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal; formulaic; rote
  • Her artwork was judged to be competent but uncreative.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal, formulaic, rote

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not creative.

Synonym of noncreative (“unrelated to creativity”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • discussions of database rights for uncreative works not subject to copyrightability

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: noncreative

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who is not creative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: creative, creator

4

adjective

Meaning 4

not creative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an uncreative imagination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: creative

History

Etymology

From un- + creative.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: unkreativ — not creative